This big chunk of limestone is laid into the verge by the road that goes through the hamlet of Ready Token, which is about 2 miles from Bibury. The road is the old Roman road of Akeman Street which linked the Fosse Way with Watling Street. No one knows why the stone is there, but some people say that it was ploughed up and then removed to the verge so it would no longer interfere with cultivation. I think that it looks too 'worked' for this to have been the case. It is not a milestone as the ones on this section of the road are remarkably complete and this is not one of them. Perhaps it was part of the old Roman road's construction? In any case it's a big old thing and I'm sure it will be there fore many years to come.
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