5 Boundary Stones On Border With Cumbria

There are five boundary stones located on the border with Cumbria, dating from around 1850. These stones are made of sandstone ashlar and are square-section blocks, approximately 1.0 metre long. Each stone features pecked lower panels beneath plain panels that have inscriptions, topped with low domed pyramidal tops. The west face of each stone is inscribed with "GH" for Greenwich Hospital, while the east face has "DC" for Duke of Cleveland. The most northerly stone is inscribed with "EC," likely for Ecclesiastical Commissioners, on the north side. This stone also bears the date "1880" in smaller plain capitals on the south face, which probably refers to the confirmation of the boundary. These stones mark land ownership on a lead-rich hillside and delineate the boundary between Cumbria and County Durham. Henry Vane of Raby Castle became the Duke of Cleveland in 1832, and in 1857, the boundary was described as "recently surveyed." At the time of the survey, two of the most northern stones were lying on the ground.