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Shaw Wood Road, CARLISLE, CA5 6QH

Heading east towards Carlisle.

Off the A596.

Ordnance Survey documents describe a benchmark levelled at 96.786 feet above Liverpool Datum on the left hand corner (left hand face) of the building during the 1843/4 Kendal to Carlisle 1GL Survey. The surveyor's description was 'No. 356. Bolt in North-west corner of Mr. Fenwick's cow-house ; 2.98 ft. above surface'. It was subsequently levelled at 29.575m above Newlyn Datum in 1955 (verified 1969) with location described as NW angle north face of building at Low Whinnow Farm. The mark could not be seen. However, the mark was subsequently found on the wall which can be seen in the left foreground of this image. See Image

1GL bolt benchmark with levelling information at Image

There is an Ordnance Survey benchmark Image on the roadside wall on the line between the car bonnet and the cat's eye in the middle of the road

There is an Ordnance Survey benchmark Image on the wall of the house at the left hand side of the image, beside a wooden gate

Metal plate attached to stone post by the A596, in parish of THURSBY (ALLERDALE District), Whinnow, Private farmhouse, on South side of road. Carlisle red stone and curved plate, erected by the Cockermouth & Carlisle turnpike trust in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- CARLISLE 7 MILES WIGTON 4 MILE COCKERMOUTH 19½ MILES Carved benchmark. Milestone Society National ID: CU_CLCMa07.