Description: | Milestone, 50m W of Micklethwaite Farm, NE of Micklethwaite , A596, N side, in verge. Metal plate attached to stone post, Carlisle red stone & curved plate design, erected by Cockermouth & Carlisle turnpike trust, 19th century. Inscription reads: // CARLISLE / 9 MILES / WIGTON / 2 MILE / COCKERMOUTH / 17½ MILES //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: CU_CLCMa09. Last record: 2016. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk) |
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