Old milestone
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Old milestone
Image: © Alverie Weighill Taken: 19 Oct 2012
On the A701, this is one of several similar milestones still to be seen between Dumfries and the old Peebleshire border 7 miles north of Moffat. The plate made at the Affleck foundry in Maxwelltown may have been removed in 1940 or have been stolen. The legend was Edinburgh 55 Dumfries 17.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.28028
Longitude
-3.443265