Old milestone

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Old milestone

Image: © Chris Minto Taken: 26 Aug 2019

On the A711, south west of Dumfries near Cargenbridge on the verge in front of a house boundary. The '1 mile to Dumfries Bridge' is to the 'new' Buccleuch Street bridge built in the 1790s. There is a benchmark pin in the top edge. May be a stone put up by the Dalbeattie Trust.

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.058572
Longitude
-3.635215