Old Milestone by Hurdwick Farm entrance, north of Tavistock
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Old Milestone by Hurdwick Farm entrance, north of Tavistock
Image: © Alan Rosevear Taken: 3 Mar 2013
The milestone is located on the old road to Okehampton, at the entrance gate to Hurdwick Farm, on the grass verge by the left hand wall, on the west side of road. Parish of Tavistock (West Devon district). Carved stone post, early Tavistock stone design, erected by the Tavistock turnpike trust in the 18th century. Behind the stone is the metal boundary post DV_TVOKo01pb https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6051007 Inscription reads:- 1 / T / 175(4 or 5) : : 16 / O (To Tavistock and Okehampton) Carved benchmark on wall, behind right side of stone Devon & Dartmoor HER Number: MDV71992 https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MDV71992&resourceID=104 Milestone Society National ID: DV_TVOKo01
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Image Location
Latitude
50.562202
Longitude
-4.156788