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| Spire, Colton | ||
| civil parish:- | Colton (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | monument | |
| coordinates:- | SD35648644 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD3586 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD38 | |
| references:- | Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Spire, The |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "THE SPIRE / / / COLTON / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 421446 / SD3564386440" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Monument. Possibly c.1800. Coursed stone rubble. Rectangular-plan base, plinth with simple 'mouldings' of projecting courses. Recess to north-east face, possibly for inscribed panel. Short rectangular plan obelisk. History unknown but possibly built by James King of Finsthwaite House, who built the nearby Pennington Lodge Tower (q.v.)." |
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