Milestone On Wall To North West Of High School House is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1985. Milestone.

Milestone On Wall To North West Of High School House

WRENN ID: endless-corner-frost
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Lake District National Park
Country: England
Date first listed: 21 January 1985
Type: Milestone
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SD 0603/0703 GOSFORTH A595 (East side, Gosforth)

27/22 Milestone on wall to north-west of High School House

G.V. II

Milestone; possibly c1812 when the roads were made up. Monolithic sandstone block placed on top of wall. Trapezoid in plan. c3 ft long and cl ft 3 ins high; painted white with crude incised lettering and outline hands picked out in black. East face (with chamfered edges): TO WHITEHAVEN 11 MILES TO EGREMONT 6 (hand points to right); TO BROUGHTON 16 MILES TO KENDAL 36 (hand points to left). West face: TO WHITEHAVEN 11 MILES TO EGREMONT 6 (hand points to left); TO RAVENGLASS 5 MILES TO ULVERSTON 31 (hand points to right).

Listing NGR: NY0641103711

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