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Butter Stone, Yorkshire

The Butter Stone is a grooved boulder on Naby Rigg in Yorkshire, in the North Riding. The boulder was used during the 1663-5 plague as an exchange point where the inhabitants of Barnard Castle could leave money for produce left by the farmers of the region without the two groups ever meeting. It is within the council area of County Durham.
Historic England Grade II Listed 1121050.

Place Type: Prehistoric Monument
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: North Riding
Lat, Long: 54.560629,-2.001885
Grid Reference: NY 9997 1837
Civil Parish: Cotherstone CP
Council Area: County Durham CA
Strategic Authority Area: North East SA
Police Area: Durham PA

GBPN ID: 300255
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Butter_Stone,_Yorkshire_300255

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