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milestone, Ravenstonedale (2)
site name:-   road, Sedbergh to Kirkby Stephen
civil parish:-   Ravenstonedale (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   milestone
coordinates:-   NY74940341
1Km square:-   NY7403
10Km square:-   NY70


photograph
BLQ31.jpg  Inscribed stone:-
"KY. STEPHEN 4 MILES / SEDBERGH 10 MILES" (taken 25.2.2005)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 30 10) 
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 .. 4 sedbergh .. 10 M.S."

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"MILESTONE OPPOSITE TARN HOUSE (AT NGR NY 749 034) / / A683 / RAVENSTONEDALE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74102 / NY7490003400"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Milestone. Probably c1822 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: East face SEDBERGH 10 MILES; West face KY STEPHEN 4 MILES."

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