At first this may seem like a very uninteresting photo, but when the villagers of the remote Derbyshire village of Eyam began dying from the plague in the 1660s, it was decided that the villagers would quarantine themselves to avoid spreading the disease to neighbouring communities. This stone in a nearby field marked a special boundary: the villagers of Eyam would venture no further, and villagers from the next village would not pass it either. There are holes in the top of the stone. The Eyam residents filled these holes with vinegar, believing it would kill germs, and drop coins inside. When all was quiet, neighbouring villagers would come to the stone and collect the money, and in return leave food and medical supplies. The stone still stands today.
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