2011

SD6285 : Old Roman Milestone in field off the A683, Middleton parish

taken 15 years ago, near to Middleton, Cumbria, England

Old Roman Milestone in field off the A683, Middleton parish
Old Roman Milestone in field off the A683, Middleton parish
Carved stone post which was on the A683, in parish of MIDDLETON (SOUTH LAKELAND District), Hawking Hall, now in field behind Middleton Church (200m from find spot) 74m West of the road, near a tree (SD 62280 85885) - need permission from farmer to visit, on West side of road. Roman milestone, erected by the Government in the 3rd century.

Later inscription reads:-
: MPL / SOLO EBVP / RESTITU / CVL MOO / AD MDCCCXXXVI :
(restored from the soil by Giles Moore 1836)

Grade II* listed.
List Entry Number: 1086866 LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )
Scheduled monument.
List Entry Number: 1007175 LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )

Milestone Society National ID: WE_XROMAN02.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Primary Subject: Milepost or Milestone Milestoneid: WE XROMAN02 other tags: Roman Milestone Milestone Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Roman Milestone [4] · West side of Road [3] · Middleton Parish [2] Title Clusters: · Old Roman Milestone in field off the A683, Middleton parish [2] ·
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CF Smith   (more nearby)
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Milestone Society   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 19 March, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 5 February, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 62263 85884 [1m precision]
WGS84: 54:16.0327N 2:34.8544W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 62263 85884
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