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Asa Farrar | The Legend of Rastrick | Nomadic Nostalgia Episode 2

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An unassuming public footpath in the village of Rastrick houses a slab of Elland flagstone into which a name is engraved. This name is not modern graffiti, it is from 1859. The graffiti artist if you will is believed to be associated with a man by the name of Asa Farrar, a dweller of Rastrick and neighbouring villages. He is known to have frequented the former road known as 'New Dick' or Toothill Lane where the stone can still be found today, but the mystery that still surrounds the legend of Asa Farrar is; just why did he decide to carve his name into this stone in such great detail? In this episode we explore theories about what we do know as well as heresay and folklore that has evolved surrounding this man and the stone.

Many thanks to Andy Eccles and his history work, the link to Andy's website can be found here: https://myrastrick.com/was-asa-farrar-really-a-highwayman/

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