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| HER Number: | MDV72544 |
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| Name: | Exeter, Milestone at the junction of Clyst Road and Highfield |
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Summary
Milestone marked on historic and modern maps
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 964 891 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX98NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exeter |
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| District | Exeter |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TOPSHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILESTONE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Milestone marked as 'M.S. Honiton 16, Topsham 5/8' on the First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Milestone marked as 'M.S. Honiton 16, Topsham 5/8' on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map.
Ordnance Survey, 2006, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV324628.
Milestone marked as 'MS' on the Ordnance Survey MasterMap.
Jenkinson, T., 2007, Exeter to Exmouth (Incorporating Sandygate to Topsham Old B3181) (Report - Survey). SDV339943.
Milestone (c1809) in Clyst Road about 10 metres south of turn to Highfield, near a phone booth and post box, on a grass verge, just off the road on the east side. The stone is very worn and the legend is difficult to read. It is chiped on the left hand edge. The legend reads '3/Miles/to/Exeter/?/Miles/To/Honiton'. It possibly says '10' to Honiton.
Two routes into Exmouth from the city of Exeter that were turnpiked and had milestones and boundary markers placed at various points. Only a handful survive today and most are very worn, with their legends difficult to decipher. The milestones are characteristic design; the fairly tall tombstone type, with distances to Exeter recorded, although there are instances of Topsham and Honiton inscribed. Dating the stones here is problematic because the Exeter Turnpike Trust operated from the mid 18th century, and some of the milestones may be of this age. Quite why they are so eroded is unclear and may suggest a greater age than first thought. Other details: Surveyed 22/09/2004.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV324628 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2006. MasterMap. MasterMap. Digital. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV339943 | Report - Survey: Jenkinson, T.. 2007. Exeter to Exmouth (Incorporating Sandygate to Topsham Old B3181). Devon Milestone Survey. A4 Stapled. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4354 - Milestone Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 20 2007 1:52PM |
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