More information : (SK 6022 0761) Roman Milestone (Site of) (1) A Roman milestone, bearing the inscription of the Emperor Hadrian dated to the years AD 120-1 and terminating in the distance figure 'A RATIS II', was found in 1771 on the Fosse Way at Thurmaston. The stone was found "while digging to make the turnpike in Thurmaston Lane; on the right hand side from Leicester, about 230 yards beyond the bridge". As the stone was found 3 ft below the surface and at the foot of a "heap of Charley or Charnwood Stones set in lime" (perhaps its original base) it could be in situ, but as the distance from its site to Leicester is 410 yds in excess of 2 miles this makes it unlikely as the Roman measurement was accurate, also the shortness of the column (3 1/2 ft) rather suggests that the base had been sawn off before its discovery in 1771. (2) On exhibition in the Jewry Wall Museum, Leicester. See photo. (3)
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