Old Milestone on Nether Bridge, northeast of Launceston
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Old Milestone on Nether Bridge, northeast of Launceston by A Rosevear as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Old Milestone on Nether Bridge, northeast of Launceston
Image: © A Rosevear Taken: 29 Dec 2008
Carved stone post by the UC road (was A388), in parish of St Giles on the Heath (Torridge District), Nether Bridge over River Tamar, in the refuge at the middle of the bridge, on Northwest side of road. Launceston pillar, erected by the Launceston turnpike trust in the 18th century. Inscription reads:- L 2 (To Launceston) Carved benchmark on lower face. Grade II listed. List Entry Number: 1310378 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1310378 The bridge itself is Grade I listed and is also a Scheduled Monument. Milestone Society National ID: CW_LAHO02
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
50.656441
Longitude
-4.337255