In reply to jim jones:
That explains the mystery...
Revisited Harmers earlier this year (after a year or so) and that line hits you in the eye. I couldn’t believe I’d missed it at previous visits but it wasn’t that obvious that it was drilled (or not to me anyway) as it didn’t have ‘fresh’ edges. But neither was it mentioned in the Cheshire sandstone guide, despite being so obvious, so I was left a bit confused.
Gutting that someone has made such a massive alteration (although it puts in to perspective how depressed I was at the ridiculously excessive chalk and the horrendous donkey ticks that also seem to be the norm there now!)
I would be for filling it in, just to reinforce the message that chipping isn’t legit.