Giggleswick Plague Stone
📍 GiggleswickNorth Yorkshire
Roadside stone trough from the 1597-98 plague, once filled with vinegar to clean coins.
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This small stone near Giggleswick station is a reminder of the plague of 1597 to 1598. Its shallow trough was filled with vinegar so that coins left in payment for food could be cleaned, letting villagers trade without close contact. It sits on Brackenber Lane opposite the Craven Arms.
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