Old milestone

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Old milestone

Image: © Chris Minto Taken: 20 Oct 2022

Set into the stone wall on the east side of the A68 at the south end of Lauder. Plenty of lichens. A painted legend may once have read Edinburgh 26 Kelso 17. It is marked on the pre 1900 6" OS map but not on current maps. It is near lamppost AE1609.

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.716973
Longitude
-2.741569