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Latitude: 50.4967 / 50°29'48"N
Longitude: -4.6924 / 4°41'32"W
OS Eastings: 209142
OS Northings: 69784
OS Grid: SX091697
Mapcode National: GBR N4.L0HR
Mapcode Global: FRA 171R.CPY
Plus Code: 9C2QF8W5+M2
Entry Name: Milestone on Racecourse Downs 100M East of Norton Cottage
Listing Date: 1 October 2010
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1394410
English Heritage Legacy ID: 507019
ID on this website: 101394410
Location: Cornwall, PL30
County: Cornwall
Civil Parish: Helland
Traditional County: Cornwall
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall
Church of England Parish: Bodmin
Church of England Diocese: Truro
Tagged with: Milestone
1557/0/10006
CARDINHAM,
(East side),
Milestone on Racecourse Downs 100m East of Norton Cottage
01-OCT-10
GV
II
A milestone, probably early-C18, in stone. The milestone is rectangular with a cambered head and stands approximately 1m high. The milestone is painted white and is inscribed:2/B; the lettering is picked out in black paint.
HISTORY
The lane upon which this milestone stands was formerly the main route between Bodmin and West Cornwall; between 1677 and 1722 it was used as the post route. Although the date of the milestone has not been confirmed, it is likely that the mile post was erected during this period. If so then the stone may pre-date the 1769 Act of Parliament that set up the Bodmin Turnpike Trust (9 Geo III, c.59 (local and personal))which required milestones and direction posts to be erected along the road. The route was later superseded by a more direct line over Tregoss Moor and was dropped as a turnpike route by 1786. The milestone is marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of 1880.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION:
The milestone at Racecourse Down is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* An intact milestone probably dating from the early-C18, which remains in its original position
* Group value with the other listed milestones along the turnpike route
The milestone at Racecourse Down, 100m east of Norton Cottage, is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* An intact milestone probably dating from the early-C18, which remains in its original position
* Group value with the other listed milestones along the turnpike route.
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