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Summary

Milestone near Lobhill Cross. It is badly eroded and the inscription is illegible but it once read, 'Launceston 9 Okehampton 9 1/2'.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX48NE/52

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MILESTONE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1907/1963, Untitled Source, 87SE(1907) (Cartographic). SDV146021.

'MS Launceston 9, Okehampton 9 1/2' marked on 1907 and 1964 6" OS maps.

Jenkinson, T., 2005 - 2009, Old A30 Launceston to Exeter (Report - Survey). SDV323480.

?Milestone situated at Lobhill Cross, about 50m west of Lobhill Lodge on grass verge by fence on north side of road. The old A30 retains a surprisingly good number of milestones set up at various times by the three Turnpike Trusts that managed it. The first six miles of the old A30 in Devon as far as Combebow came under the remit of the Launceston Trust. The road then passed to the Okehampton Trust who managed a lengthy stretch as far as Crockernwell where it became the responsibility of the Exeter Trust. The style of milestones for the three Turnpikes are quite different and range from the tall, distinctive gable-ended Launceston marker, to the characteristic large Okehampton tombstone and the smaller Exeter version. The Lobhill milestone, however, is a different shape to the other stones on the route. It has two faces but is so badly eroded that nothing can be read. There is a faint benchmark on the lower right hand face. It dates from c1822.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV2733 - Milestone Survey from Launceston to Exeter

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