Milestone and rivet bench mark alongside the A494
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Milestone and rivet bench mark alongside the A494
Image: © John S Turner Taken: 11 Oct 2018
This old milestone is nearly buried alongside the A494 between New Brighton and Alltami, Flintshire. Old maps indicate that it should be inscribed with 'Queensferry 4 Mold 2', although the inscription is below ground level now. The Milestone Society reference for the stone is: FLT_MDQF02 The Ordnance Survey rivet bench mark is recorded as far back as the 1874/84 map. See also Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.180818
Longitude
-3.10709