Monument record MDR8842 - Cast-iron milepost, near Windy Knoll, Buxton Road, Castleton

Type and Period (1)

  • (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

Full Description

Cast-iron milepost. Painted white with black lettering. It reads 'Chapel-en-le-Frith, 4 miles' and 'Sheffield 18 miles, Hathersage 8 Miles, Castleton 2 miles'. It stands on the 1758 Sheffield-Sparrowpit Gate Turnpike Road. (1, 2). Listed grade II (5)

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Hill, R (PPJPB). 1985. Peak Park Treasures. D129.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Barnatt, J (PDNPA). 1993. Winnats Head Farm, Castleton, Derbyshire, archaeological survey, 1993. No. 57, p 9.
  • <3> Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Black and white photograph collection. 507.49; 6.83: 25.11.
  • <4> Index: Higgins, J (The Milestone Society). County Milestone Survey. DY/CAS/01.
  • <5> Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D (ed.). 2004. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology: A Gazetteer of Sites, Part I, Borough of High Peak (second edition). pp. 12.

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Location

Grid reference SK 1261 8315 (point) (Approximate)
Civil Parish CASTLETON, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Oct 16 2014 1:24PM

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