Milestone C2 on A390 Hingston Down, Cornwall
N 50° 30.892 W 004° 16.630
30U E 409451 N 5596657
A milestone alongside the A390 on Hingston Down between Callington and Sevenstones.
Waymark Code: WM37B8
Location:
Date Posted: 02/22/2008
Views: 6
This milestone would have been placed in position by the Callington Turnpike Trust. The road we now know as the A390 running from St Ive to Gunnislake was constructed and maintained by the trust. The turnpike trust and its tolls were abolished in the Callington area in 1874.
Condition: Immaculate
Material: Stone
Inscription: C2
T7 1/2
Name of road: A390 Callington to Tavistock.
Date placed: Not listed
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