Cainscross, milestone
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Cainscross, milestone
Image: © Mike Faherty Taken: 3 Oct 2010
On Westward Road next to the roundabout, milestone with urn and sundial. A plate on the stone gives the distance to Stroud, 1 mile; the urn is inscribed with religious exhortations. Listed by English Heritage, http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/default.aspx?pid=2&id=131400
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Image Location
Latitude
51.743545
Longitude
-2.240379