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Williamson's Monument, Hugill
Williamson's Monument
civil parish:-   Hugill (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   monument
coordinates:-   NY45430013
1Km square:-   NY4500
10Km square:-   NY40

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 33 1) 
placename:-  Williamson's Monument
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.

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Williamson's Monument
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"WILLIAMSON'S MONUMENT / / / HUGILL / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76466 / NY4542800128"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Monument. Dated 1803. Rough stone rubble pillar approximately 8' high. Erected by the Reverend Thomas Williamson in memory of his father who for many years apparently walked up to High Knott each day. A plaque on the East side bears the inscription:"
"In Memory of / THOMAS WILLIAMSON / of Height, in Hugill, Gent. / who died Feb 15th 1797 / Aged 66 Years / [Erected 1803]"

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