Bowland Forest High milestone

Historic boundary marker in Lancashire, England

Bowland Forest High marker

Location in the Forest of Bowland

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Bowland Forest High marker

Location in Ribble Valley Borough

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Bowland Forest High marker

Location in Lancashire

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Bowland Forest High marker

Location in England

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The Bowland Forest High milestone is an historic milestone marker in the English parish of Bowland Forest High, in the Trough of Bowland, Lancashire. A Grade II listed structure, erected in 1739, the milestone is in sandstone and has a rectangular plan and a shaped top. It is inscribed with the distances in miles, on one face to Lancaster and to Clitheroe (both in archaic spelling), and on the other face to Slaidburn and to Hornby.^[1]

Inscriptions

• West face: "To Lankster 11:MS", which translates to "To Lancaster, 11 miles"
• South face: "To Clitherc 7:MS" ("To Clitheroe, 7 miles")
• East face: "To Slaidburn 3:MS"
• North face: "To Hornby 10:MS"

See also

• Listed buildings in Bowland Forest High

References

Notes

• Historic England, "Milestone at SL 657 499, approximately 150 metres southeast of school, Bowland Forest High (1362243)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 July 2015

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