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Aiggin Stone Medieval Guide Stone

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Aiggin Stone Medieval Guide Stone

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Aiggin Stone Medieval Guide Stone

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Location: Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Blackstone Edge & Dog Hill loop from Blackstone Reservoir — Rishworth Moor

13.1km

03:32

170m

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2. Pennine Way – Scammonden Bridge loop from Littleborough

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04:51

380m

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3. Pennine Way – Scammonden Bridge loop from Haugh

9.88km

02:43

160m

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Ian Delve

May 21, 2022

The inscribed Aiggin Stone stands in a flat rectangular area amidst a jumble of large recumbant stones and a cairn, and marks the boundary between Lancashire and Yorkshire. It is, in fact, a gritstone pillar standing at nearly 4 feet high, and carved on it there is an incised cross as well as the letters I and T. A plaque says the Aiggin Stone is a Medieval waymarker that is 600 years old. Originally it was 7 foot high but over hundreds of years it has been pushed over, or fallen over, and the lower section broken off. The stone tapers towards the top where the Latin-style cross is carved. A pointed cairn stands beside the waymarker stone, no doubt being added to over hundreds of years by walkers traversing the high-level ancient route between Littleborough and Ripponden, high up on the windswept Pennines moors.

Hookz Starr

May 22, 2022

Archaeology & History

Aiggin Stone and cairn

This ancient boundary stone has long been an etymological oddity. It is not a prehistoric stone by any means, though its nature has never truly been decided for sure. Some have posited it as Roman in origin, others that it’s merely a waymarker, others that it’s a milestone, and the more common notion is that it’s a boundary marker of the counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire (it’s position in the landscape presently sits it in Lancashire). It is more than likely the stone is late-medieval in nature…

Standing by the old Roman road a short distance from the very top of these high Pennine hills on the Yorkshire-Lancashire border, a faint old Latin cross, plus the letters “I.T.” are etched onto its sides. In the 1930s the stone was found laid in the moorland heather, but was thankfully resurrected in 1933. Since then however, it’s been knocked over a couple more times, but presently stands upright.

“The name ‘Aiggin’ suggests a pronunciat

Liam Hannan

September 5, 2023

Medieval wayfinder stone, over 600 year old

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Aiggin Stone Medieval Guide Stone

1. Blackstone Edge & Dog Hill loop from Blackstone Reservoir — Rishworth Moor

2. Pennine Way – Scammonden Bridge loop from Littleborough

3. Pennine Way – Scammonden Bridge loop from Haugh

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