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45 KELLAWAYS PILLAR
At Kellaways the later causeway, built by the Earl of Lansdowne, is raised almost six feet above the road level on sixty brick and stone arches. And on the other side of the lane is a smaller pillar, topped by a sundial, with the inscription: "To the memory of the worthy MAUD HEATH of Langly Burrell Widow Who in the year of Grace 1474 for the good of Travellers did in Charity bestow in land and houses about Eight pounds forever to be laid out on the Highways and Causey leading from Wick Hill to Chippenham Clift." The pillar was set up by the trustees in 1698 and includes the words "Injure me not" - advice travellers over the centuries have heeded. Today the arched brick section of the "causey" is undamaged so local villagers and ramblers can pass in safety whenever the winding lanes are flooded by the unpredictable Avon.
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