Old Milestone by the A65, Higher Westhouse

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Old Milestone by the A65, Higher Westhouse

Image: © PM Taken: 19 Apr 2007

Metal plate attached to stone post by the A65, in parish of THORNTON IN LONSDALE (CRAVEN District), just East of eastern lane into Masongill to north, under hedge near top of rise 100m Northwest of Westhouse Nursery on opposite side, on South side of road. WR iron casting, erected by the County Council in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- : KENDAL / 17 MILES : : KEIGHLEY & KENDAL / ROAD / THORNTON / IN / LONSDALE : : SETTLE / 12¼ MILES / SKIPTON / 27¾ MILES / KEIGHLEY / 37 MILES : North Yorkshire HER listed. NY SMR Number: MNY25664 https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MNY25664&resourceID=1009 Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=2114324&resourceID=420 Milestone Society National ID: YN_KEKN37.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.162532
Longitude
-2.510122