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Os grid reference SD.968 230. Some 2 miles south-east of Mankinholes, on Langfield Common, near Todmorden stands the 9 foot tall 'Long Stoop'. The monolith leans at quite an angle now. The stone is probably late medieval in date and its origins were as a guidestone or boundary stone along what was the Long Causeway between Todmorden and Sowerby, marking the packhorse route over the Pennines. However, today it is more of a guidestone marking the Pennine Way and the Calderdale Way combined. At its base are some other small supporting stones but these have not alleviated its 45 degree lean, possibly caused by erosion of the ground around the monolith, subsidence, or through people pushing against it. The stone should not be confused with The Long Stoop or Long Stone near Adel in west Yorkshire.
The Long Stoop near Mankinholes, Todmorden, west Yorkshire.
The Long Stoop near Mankinholes, Todmorden, west Yorkshire.
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