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Summary

Milestone. Late c18-early c19. Granite. Upright slab now standing approximately 0.9 metres high. Flat-topped and triangular in section with 2 sides canted forward. It is inscribed with roman serif capitals; to exon xiv miles to left and to barum xxvi miles to right (doe).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS70SE/158
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MILESTONE (XVIII to XXI - 1701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV334443.

Milestone. Late c18-early c19. Granite. Upright slab now standing approximately 0.9 metres high. Flat-topped and triangular in section with 2 sides canted forward. It is inscribed with roman serif capitals; to exon xiv miles to left and to barum xxvi miles to right (doe).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV58378.

Doe/hhr:morchard bishop/(4/11/1985)74.

Jenkinson, T., 2001 - 2006, Exeter to Barnstaple A377 (Report - Survey). SDV344456.

Visited on 16th June 2005. At south end of Morchard Road village, about 200 metres south of Woolsgrove Court Complementary Centre, on grass verge below bank on east side of road, Legend " ?/Exon/XIV/?/To/Barum/XXVI/?/". Top of stone and front edge chipped, part of legend missing. Stone is partly sunken. Circa 1829.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4621 - Survey of Milestones on the A377 Exeter to Barnstaple Road

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