Milestone, Brampton Road
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Milestone, Brampton Road
Image: © Adrian Taylor Taken: 29 Jun 2023
On the south side of the B6264 Brampton Road between house numbers 18 and 20 (location photograph Image), this 19th Century milestone is unusual in carrying two Ordnance Survey benchmarks. There is a cut benchmark on the west side of the stone near the base (detail photograph Image), and a pivot benchmark on the top of the stone. The milestone has lost its original metal plates and new replica ones have been fitted closely matching the originals, which read 'To Carlisle 1 mile' and 'To Newcastle 55 miles' (details of the milestone before restoration Image).
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Image Location
Latitude
54.906106
Longitude
-2.928652