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Tormentil
Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: June 2006
Location: Scunthorpe, Nth Lincs
Posts: 2,687
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monkey
Officer of the Wild Empire
Registered: November 2007
Location: Southampton
Posts: 991
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Mon August 10, 2009 8:08am
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Horizontal Dave must be in the long grass behind!!
I like this photo Pauline its interesting and I did not realise there were men by the M6!
Linda
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PMG
Knight Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: August 2006
Location: Leigh, Lancashire
Posts: 5,907
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sidewalkdoctor
Member of the Wild Empire
Registered: March 2008
Location: Isle of Wight
Posts: 374
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Mon August 10, 2009 11:15am
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""I did not realise there were men by the M6""
They are the petrified remains of McAlpines Fusiliers who knocked off for a tea-break when the motorway was coned off & never returned.......... 
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christina
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Registered: January 2007
Location: sandy, bedfordshire
Posts: 492
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Mon August 10, 2009 1:07pm
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your fav looks like gimley (sp,)
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PMG
Knight Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: August 2006
Location: Leigh, Lancashire
Posts: 5,907
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Tue August 11, 2009 2:02am
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LOL I thought they might cause some jokes and laughter! Love it - esp gimley Chistina - I can see where you get that from - shouldn't the stone be 'bigger'?! Ian says I should have put a camera fround the neck of each one Tormentil! Linda - they are actually just off the motorway onto the A road (the roundabout is directly behind me) and a nearby roundabout has some more on but its getting overgrown and they don't look so good as these - I just love that little guy in front (no not Ian - well yes I do but - oh you know what I mean!) ..........
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Purplesmum
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Registered: January 2012
Posts: 7
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Thu February 9, 2012 5:09am
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What is the history of these carvings? How long have they been there and who carved them?
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PMG
Knight Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: August 2006
Location: Leigh, Lancashire
Posts: 5,907
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Fri February 10, 2012 1:53am
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Apart from the fact that they are carved out of old gateposts - so the stone posts could be quite old - I would think they are quite 'recent' and carved esp for the area - maybe as recent as that particular junction which has been opened up comparatively recently. You probably know that the area around Longridge and Ribchester nearby in particular has big associations with Roman occupation. I will Google a combination of words and see if any info comes up ....
A casual look has found someone saying they are Viking men carved out of old stone gateposts and may be linked to a Norse settlement at Brockhole - so not Roman men at all it seems - you;ve started something now Purple'smum!
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