Five or more of the stones called Golden Pots between Redesdale and Chew Green. They are about two feet cube with a square or octagonal hole in their upper surface. The pedestals resemble the bases of crosses but were probably erected by the Romans as milestones. (No accompanying plan to show the position of these stones). (1)

(NT 81730571) The Inner Golden Pot is where the 'road from Watling Street starts to go off by Ridleys to Linbridge'.
A charter of 1228 mentions the 'Goldingpottes' and 'Goldingpot'. It is probable that these stones were erected as boundary stones between the parish of Elsdon and the chapelry of Halystane, and as guides for the traveller. (Sited to junction of track to Ridlees and Dere Street). (2)

(Symbol apparently intended to represent a cross socket and stump of shaft thus:- <> shown at junction of Dere Street and track to Ridlees, a position similar to that described in authority (2). The symbol is annotated 'Golden Pots'. (3)

The 'Golden Pots' were possibly late 14th century wayside crosses. The reference to a 'Goldingpottes' in a charter of 1228 (authority (2)) would appear to apply to a place name and not specifically to the series of features now known as 'Golden Pots'. (See also NT 80 NW 5 and 6, and NT 80 SW 4). (4)

An area around the siting obtained from the information given by Authy 2, was perambulated, but no traces of antiquity could be found. (5)

Hodgson c.1827 (authority 2) is, apparently, the last person to note all this base in situ, it is not shown by MacLauchlan in 1852, and it seems possible that the stone was removed to the position formerly occupied by the Middle Golden Pot approx 800m to the north west (NT 80 NW 5) where, prior to 1852 only a site is recorded. (6)