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2011 : Wheatfield on Beard Hill
Seen from Platterwell Lane.
Beard Hill Farm is on the A37.
Image: © Maurice Pullin
Taken: 4 Jul 2011
0.04 miles
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Cottages on Beard Hill
Image: © Roger Cornfoot
Taken: 31 May 2021
0.06 miles
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Sunny Cottage
Image: © Roger Cornfoot
Taken: 31 May 2021
0.08 miles
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Old Milestone by A37, North of Beard Hill and South of junction with A361
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
Image: © JR Dowding
Taken: 8 Sep 2011
0.10 miles
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Milestone, Beard Hill, on A37
This side of the "Top plate casting" design of milestone reads Ilchester 12, the top reads Exeter 60, the further side Shepton Mallet 2. The Shepton Mallet Turnpike Trust was responsible for this road
Image: © David Smith
Taken: 26 Nov 2016
0.12 miles
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Access road to Beard Hill Farm
Image: © David Smith
Taken: 26 Nov 2016
0.13 miles
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2011 : Near the eastern end of Platterwell Lane
On Beard Hill.
The C1 is a handy little car, slips easily into the gadget bag and is useful for providing foreground interest.
Image: © Maurice Pullin
Taken: 4 Jul 2011
0.14 miles
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2011 : A37 near Platterwell Lane and Beard Hill Farm
The A361 enters from the left at the bend.
Soon to pass through the eastern edge of Shepton Mallet then on to Gurney Slade and Bristol.
Image: © Maurice Pullin
Taken: 4 Jul 2011
0.14 miles
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2011 : Ripening wheat on Beard Hill
The spoil heap is quite recent.
Looking north toward Shepton Mallet.
Image: © Maurice Pullin
Taken: 4 Jul 2011
0.17 miles
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Old Milepost by the A37, Beard Hill, Pilton Parish
Cast iron post by the A37, in parish of PILTON (MENDIP District), North of Beard Hill and South of junction with A361, beside road in front of hedge, on West side of road. Plated iron casting, erected by the Shepton Mallet turnpike trust in the 19th century.
Inscription reads:- : SHEPTON / MALLET / 2 : : ILCHEST.R / 13 : : EXETER / 60 :
Milestone Society National ID: SO_SMIC02.
Image: © JR Dowding
Taken: 24 Dec 2002
0.17 miles