milestone, Bothel and Threapland (2) | ||
site name:- | road, Cockermouth to Carlisle | |
locality:- | Bothel | |
civil parish:- | Bothel and Threapland (formerly Cumberland) | |
county:- | Cumbria | |
locality type:- | milestone | |
coordinates:- | NY18153902 | |
1Km square:- | NY1839 | |
10Km square:- | NY13 | |
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BMS41.jpg Cast iron plate on a stone:- "CARLISLE 18 MILES / WIGTON 8 MILES / COCKERMOUTH 7½MILES" (taken 29.9.2006) |
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evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 36 14) |
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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. "Carlisle .. 19 Wigton .. 8 Cockermouth .. 7 1/2 M.S." |
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evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "MILESTONE ON WEST SIDE OF FORMER A595 / / / BOTHEL AND THREAPLAND / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / II / 72339 / NY1814839020" |
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source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Milestone. Late C18 or early C19 for the Carlisle-Cockermouth Turnpike. Red sandstone, cast-iron plate. Rounded-top stone with curved face, plate to front with raised letters CARLISLE 18 MILES, WIGTON 8 MILES, COCKERMOUTH 7 1/2 MILES. Whitewashed and lettering picked out in black." |
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