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milestone, Dent
civil parish:-   Dent (formerly Yorkshire)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   milestone
coordinates:-   SD67558937
1Km square:-   SD6789
10Km square:-   SD68


photograph
BMW96.jpg  Inscribed stone:-
"S 3" (taken 20.10.2006)  

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"MILESTONE (SEDBERGH 3) ON NORTH SIDE OF ROAD APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES WEST OF CRAGGS HILL / / / DENT / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 484342 / SD6757089371"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Milestone. Early to mid C19. Dressed sandstone with remains of whitewash. Square plinth with chamfered corners, semicircular shaft inscribed "S / 3", with rounded top. Almost concealed by vegetation at time of inspection. One of a series of 11 in this parish."

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