Monument Number 428061 |
| Hob Uid: 428061 | |
Location :
Cornwall
St. Day
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| Grid Ref : SW7195042050 |
| Summary : A Roman milestone which survives as an upright granite pillar. The overall height of the stone is 1.06 metres. The principal faces are orientated east-west. The milestone is almost triangular in section, as the sides taper inwards from the west face to form a narrow east face. The west face bears an incised inscription in several short lines. The inscription is in Latin and reads `IMP CAES ANT GOR DIA NO PIO FEL' which is an abbreviated form of the Latin for `imperatorinus caesaribus Antonius Gordianus'. This translates as `for the emperor, caesar, Antonius Gordian'. The inscription dates to AD 238-244. The milestone is cemented into a rectangular granite base. It was found below ground level, nearly vertical, during ploughing in 1940 in what is thought to be its original location and was thrown into the adjacent hedge. It has been suggested that the linear depression it was found near was a major route through this area and that there may be a road about 1 metre below the surface. In October 1946 the milestone was re-erected on a modern granite base in the garden of Mynheer Farm in its present location. The milestone is Scheduled and Listed Grade II. |
More information : [SW 7195 4207] Roman Milestone [TI] (1)
A Roman milestone of Gordian III (A.D.238-44) was discovered in
1942 in ploughing on Mynheer Farm about 300 yds. east of Gwennap Pit. (2)
The stone, now located at SW 7195 4207, was found at 'A' SW 7197 4190. (3)
The stone has been re-erected at SW71954205 in the garden of Mynheer
Farm. It is of granite, 1.1m high, with a fairly well defined
inscription. See GP. (4)
Quadrangular Roman milestone of granite, 14 inches by 43 inches by
8 inches; possibly originating from a longitudinal trunk-route, or
from a cross-road linking adjacent tin mines with the sea at Falmouth
Bay.
It bears the inscription:- "Imp(eratori) Caes(ari) Ant(onio)
Gor/dia/no Pio Fel(ici)"
See illustration. (5)
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