Cattle Creep - Cosgrove - Northants
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Norfolk12
N 52° 04.554 W 000° 50.676
30U E 647710 N 5771672
A tunnel under the Grand Union Canal originally for cattle to move from one side to the other but now a short cut thro' the village.
Waymark Code: WMDHTG
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/19/2012
Views: 7
Built around the 1800's when the Grand union Canal was built in Northamptonshire
''There is a cattle creep in the embankment either side of the main structure; cattle creeps are small field-to-field access openings for farm animals and occasionally, as in this case, pedestrians.''
details from wikipedia section about the iron trunk aqueduct
Type of Historic Marker: Cattle Creep
Age/Event Date: 01/01/1800
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