Description and History of Site:-
On the flanks of Nine Standards, but detached from its working areas, is this small outcrop of Millstone Grit which has one prominent slab with a line of wedge pits tooled into its top face, intended for working a millstone roughout. No actual roughouts remain on site.
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Key Words :- millstone production site
Viewing the Site :- Open Access land
Address :- Winton, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
Grid Ref :- NY 82792 06585
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.454359 , Long -2.266919
Local Authority :- Eden District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Westmorland
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Earthworks only
Site Dates :- unknown - unknown
Record Date :- 7 December 2022
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © David Johnson
Grid Ref :- NY 82792 06585
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.454359 , Long -2.266919
Local Authority :- Eden District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Westmorland
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Earthworks only
Site Dates :- unknown - unknown
Record Date :- 7 December 2022
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © David Johnson