Old Milestone on Montacute Road
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Old Milestone on Montacute Road
Image: © Alan Rosevear Taken: 12 Apr 2011
Stone post (plate lost) by the UC road (was A3088), in parish of Montacute (South Somerset District), Montacute Road, beside allotment gardens, north of St Michael's Hill, on grass verge in front of chain link fence, on the north side of the road. Ilminster iron plate erected by the Ilminster turnpike trust in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- (ILMINSTER / 9 /) and (YEOVIL / 4½ / ). Carved benchmark on lower right side. Somerset HER number: 14320 https://www.somersetheritage.org.uk/record/14320 Milestone Society National ID: SO_IMYV09.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.953611
Longitude
-2.722744