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Multi-periodSite Name: Eyam Boundary StoneCountry: England County: Derbyshire Type: Marker Stone
Nearest Town: Bakewell Nearest Village: Eyam
Map Ref: SK226758
Latitude: 53.278701N Longitude: 1.662524W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Eyam Boundary Stone
Eyam is famous for an event in 1665 and 1666, when a bolt of cloth was delivered to the tailor, which was thought to contain fleas infected with the black plague. The villagers decided to cut themselves and the village off from the rest of the area. Over a period of 14 months almost a third of the villagers died, but the plague did not spread.
A footpath leads out of the village, towards Stoney Middleton via the Boundary Stone. This stone was the place where residents of Eyam left money during the plague, in exchange for goods. The stone has six holes that were filled with vinegar to disinfect the money.
I think the stone may be very old, and wonder if the holes existed before the need for using them as little wells to disinfect money. Could they possibly be cup marks? Wild conjecture I know; I am however interested to know if anyone else has any views on its possible antiquity.
The surrounding grass land is marvellous, I recommend a visit during May when the field is full of wild flowers, in complete profusion.
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