Description

KENWYN
SW 74 NE
2/169 Milestone at SW 771486 NE
- II
Milestone. C18. Tall slender painted dressed granite monolith square-on-plan with pyramidal head. Shallow recessed panel to 3 sides with inscription
facing road (south) intact with Arabic numerals 34 over the letter L all in relief. West and east panels defaced and with recut inscriptions.
West face has BODMIN over 23M in simple incised lettering. Below this is
vestige of relief letter R for Redruth.
East side has horizontal inscription in simple incised lettering of PENZANCE 24.
One of the original C18 Turnpike Road milestones but probably resited because mileage shown is not in correct sequence with mileage on stone to east.

Listing NGR: SW7705948672

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26433680

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