In the middle of the 19th Century a series of Boundary Stones were erected 1 mile from the centre (?) of Rochdale.This is one near Healey Stones on the path by the second (and dry) Syke resevoir.
The remnants of the cast iron plate lugs set in lead can be seen. At the onset of WWII, to confuse any arriving German parachutists, the plaques were destroyed and have not been replaced.
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I have one of these stones on my property at middle Healey. I found the plaque for the stone some 80 yards away with my metal detector. I always wondered why they had all been removed from the stones but it makes perfect sense now due to the stones proximity to the WW2 munition factory at Healey dell.
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