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Milestone, SX 7690 7083

Dolbeare, Ashburton, Devon

Grid ref: SX 7690 7083

Main image: Old Milestone by the B3352, Plymouth Road, Linhay, Ashburton Parish - 7 metres from location - image by Paul Rendell (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons

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Built to serve the turnpike roads that were engineered through the region from the mid-18th century onwards, these stones marked distances between toll gates and settlements, making them essential navigational aids for coaches, drovers and walkers crossing the exposed moor.

  • Status: Listed building (Historic England list entry 1207722)
  • Grid reference: SX 7690 7083 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)

The full official description is in the Historic England record linked above.

Historic England listed designation: Milestone at SX 7690 7083

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