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milestone, Ravenstonedale
site name:-   road, Sedbergh to Kirkby Stephen
civil parish:-   Ravenstonedale (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   milestone
coordinates:-   NY73390073
1Km square:-   NY7300
10Km square:-   NY70


photograph
BLQ72.jpg  Inscribed stone:-
"K[ ]N [6] MILES / SEDBERGH 8 MILES" (taken 4.3.2006)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 36 1) 
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.
"Kirkby Stephen .. 6 Sedbergh .. 11 M.S."

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"MILESTONE 850 YARDS TO NORTH EAST OF STUDFOLD (AT NGR 734 007) / / A683 / RAVENSTONEDALE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74113 / NY7340000700"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Milestone. Probably c.1822 when road was re-aligned; for Sedbergh Turnpike Trust. Single stone c.2 1/2 ft high. Base square in plan with front of upper section rounded. Incised sans-serif lettering:- North face SEDBERGH 8 MILES; south face KY STEPHEN 6 MILES."

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