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Guidestone, Crows an Wra

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Description:Guidestone, Crows an Wra, A30, N side, by Wesleyan chapel. Carved stone post, stone fingerpost design, erected by the parish, 19th century. Inscription reads: // TO / PENZANCE / 5½ / MILES. / TO / LAND`S END / 4½ / MILES. //TO / SAINT JUST / 3 / MILES //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: CW_PZSJ05a. Last record: 2004. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk)
Named Location:Crows an Wra
Parish:St Buryan
District:Penwith
County:Cornwall
Grid reference:SW39542763
Map reference: [ EPSG:27700 ] 139540, 27630
Period/Subjects:19TH CENTURY - SIGNPOST
Identifiers:[ ADS ] Depositor ID - CW_PZSJ05a
[ ADS ] Associated ID - HER ID: 38500
[ ADS ] Associated ID - NHLE List Entry Number: 1312322

People Involved:

  • [ Publisher ] Historic Milestone Society
  • [ Creator ] I Thompson

Bibliographic References:

  • "Finger Stones in Penwith", P.R.Stenner, 1994, Penwith Old Cornwall Society