Old Milestone by A37, North of Beard Hill and South of junction with A361
Introduction
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Old Milestone by A37, North of Beard Hill and South of junction with A361
Image: © JR Dowding Taken: 8 Sep 2011
The Milestone is located beside the road in front of the hedge on the West of the road. Parish of Pilton (Mendip District). Cast iron post, plated iron casting design, erected by the Shepton Mallet turnpike trust in the 19th Century. An earlier photograph can be found here: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6045080 Inscription reads:- SHEPTON / MALLET / 2 : : ILCHEST.R / 13 : : EXETER / 60 Milestone Society National ID: SO_SMIC02
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Image Location
Latitude
51.166101
Longitude
-2.539133