Old milestone in Cardross

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Old milestone in Cardross

Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 13 Nov 2009

This milestone is shown on the first edition of the 1:10560 OS map, surveyed in 1857, and is showing its age, but the text can still be read; it is more legible in a picture taken seven years later, after the milestone had been repainted: Image ← DUNBARTON CROSS 4 MILES → HELENSBURGH 4 MILES I have called this a milestone, although it is really a piece of iron. This one is set in front of a wall; other milestones on the same road are of the same kind, and have had short sections of wall built behind them: Image and Image

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.964161
Longitude
-4.656858