Old milestone
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Old milestone
Image: © Jon Glew Taken: 6 Apr 2024
The first milestone on the A710 out of Dumfries towards Moffat near Milehouse Crescent. A 1980s photo shows it twice this height so the path has been built up since then. The recess for a plate can just be seen. The plate would have read EDINBURGH/arrow to left 71/DUMFRIES/1 arrow to right. The plate would have been cast at the Affleck Foundry in the early 1800s. There is a benchmark and pin in the bare patch on the top.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.081889
Longitude
-3.59841