Milestone (Penrith 10, Carlisle 8) on northeast side of A6 SE of Court Thorn
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Milestone (Penrith 10, Carlisle 8) on northeast side of A6 SE of Court Thorn
Image: © Roger Templeman Taken: 10 Nov 2021
There is an Ordnance Survey pivot benchmark on top of the stone. The mark was levelled at 127.425 Newlyn Datum verified in 1969, and previously levelled at 417.558 feet above Liverpool Datum during the 1841/4 Liverpool to Port Carlisle 1GL Survey. The surveyor's description was 'No. 438. Mark on top of the 10th milestone from Penrith ; 2.24 ft. above surface of road'
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Image Location
Latitude
54.801201
Longitude
-2.825815