Milestone just West of Wilkieston
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Milestone just West of Wilkieston
Image: © Ian Dodds Taken: 22 Aug 2020
Many years ago this milestone would have read 'Edinburgh 9, Glasgow 33,' but it is now blank. Appears on earliest 1850s OS map, but by the middle of the 20th century is noted on maps as being defaced.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.900569
Longitude
-3.415356