Description: | Milestone, 20m uphill from entrance to disused Merrivale Quarry, B3357, N side, on the verge, close to road. Carved stone post, Dartmoor granite tombstone design, erected by Tavistock turnpike trust, 19th century. Inscription reads: // TAVISTOCK / 4 MILES / MORETON / HAMPSTEAD / 16 //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: DV_TVAS04. Last record: 2003. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk) |
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