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>                 there is an arrow  pointing upwards to this sign.
>th piece above the arrow is chopped out of the wall and the arrow is
>also chopped out of the wall

Bryan,

Not really mining but they sound like 'broad arrow' survey marks -
indicating a survey point used in the past by the Ordnance Survey. If you
look at the earlier editions of the large scale OS maps, the marks will
probably relate to spot heights.

Peter

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