A traveller near the legendry Broad Stone located in Retford, a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England, had a hollow in it that used to be filled with vinegar during plague times to disinfect coins. However, it is thought to be the upturned base of a boundary marker - perhaps the 'Dominie Cross'.

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Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
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