Milestone, Copenacre
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Milestone, Copenacre
Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 11 Apr 2010
The early 19th milestone has a rusty cast iron plate which no longer gives the distance to Bath. For a wider view Image and there is a worn bench mark on it http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm33843 Milestones are the original roadside heritage features with many dating back hundreds of years and these historic items are under threat from highway developments.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.432048
Longitude
-2.212702