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| milestone, Kirklinton Middle (3) | ||
| site name:- | road, Brampton to Longtown | |
| civil parish:- | Kirklinton Middle (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | milestone | |
| coordinates:- | NY44816511 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY4465 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY46 | |
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 CEL84.jpg Inscribed stone:- "5" "6" (taken 14.6.2013) courtesy of Terry Moore Image © Terry Moore |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 11 13) placename:- |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "M.S Longtown 5 Brampton 6" |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "MILESTONE AT NATIONAL GRID REFERENCE NY 44810 65100 / / A6071 (EAST OF SMITHFIELD) / KIRKLINTON MIDDLE / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II / 77921 / NY4481065102" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Milestone. Probably 1807 for the Brampton-Longtown Turnpike. Whitewashed red sandstone. Square stone set at angle to give 2 faces in direction of traffic, one inscribed 5 (the miles to Longtown), the other 6 (the miles to Brampton), the numbers picked-out in black." |
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 BSK70.jpg Distressed:- "[ ] / [5|6]" it depends on whether you read the inscribed or painted figure (taken 2.4.2010) |
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