Description

RUANLANIHORNE

571/0/10004 A3078
11-NOV-10 (West side)
Milestone approx 20m south-west of Hay
Cottage

II
DESCRIPTION:
A milestone erected in circa 1762. The granite stone is roughly rectangular on plan with chipped corners; it is approximately 0.45m high and 0.3m wide, and has a rounded top. There are traces of a bench mark in the top of the front face. The milestone is set within a stone boundary wall/ hedge. The stone is painted white and has black painted lettering, inscribed VeRYaN 3 TREGONEY 1. The lettering is a mixture of upper and lower case.

HISTORY:
The Creed, Tregony and St Just Turnpike Trust was enacted in 1762, and this milestone is the first stone to the south of Tregony. A milestone is marked in the current position on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1880, and the Second Edition of 1907. The lettering on the milestone may have been recarved in the C19.

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION:
The milestone approximately 20m south-west of Hay Cottage, Ruanlanihorne, Creed, Tregony and St Just Turnpike Trust circa 1762 is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: the milestone is a good example of a 1760s stone on an historic turnpike road.
* Intactness: the stone is in its original location, and is intact with lettering.

Reasons for Listing

The milestone approximately 20m south-west of Hay Cottage, Ruanlanihorne, Creed, Tregony and St Just Turnpike Trust circa 1762 is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: the milestone is a good example of a 1760s stone on an historic turnpike road.
* Intactness: the stone is in its original location, and is intact with lettering.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26674937

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Recommended Books

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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version