Williamson's Monument
WILLIAMSON'S MONUMENT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1086587
- Date first listed:
- 14-Aug-1984
- Statutory Address:
- WILLIAMSON'S MONUMENT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1086587
- Date first listed:
- 14-Aug-1984
- Statutory Address 1:
- WILLIAMSON'S MONUMENT
Location
- Statutory Address:
- WILLIAMSON'S MONUMENT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Hugill
- National Park:
- Lake District
- National Grid Reference:
- NY4542900128
Details
NY 40 SE HUGILL
4/14 Williamson's
Monument, High Knott
II
Monument. Dated 1803. Rough stone rubble pillar approximately 8' high.
Erected by the Reverend Thomas Williamson in memory of his father who for many
years apparently walked up to High Knott each day. A plaque on the East side
bears the inscription:
In Memory of
THOMAS WILLIAMSON
of Height, in Hugill, Gent.
who died Feb 15th 1797
Aged 66 Years
[Erected 1803]
Listing NGR: NY4542900128
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 76466
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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