2013

NS4286 : Old milestone

taken 11 years ago, near to Gartocharn, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Old milestone
Old milestone
The presence of the stone is noted on both the 1:25000 and 1:50000 OS maps (as "MP": milepost). It was present when the first-edition OS map was surveyed in 1860, and is noted on that map (as "MS"). It is still in its original position, near the junction of the Old Military Road and Duncryne Road.

The Commissioners of Supply, and the Trustees for the Turnpike Roads, who were responsible for these milestones, appear to have favoured the spelling Dunbarton; see NS3181 : Old milestone in Craigendoran for more on that topic.

(Also with the spelling "Dunbarton": NS3477 : Old milestone in Cardross and NS2783 : Old milestone at Rhu. With "Dumbarton": NS4972 : Old milestone in Duntocher and NS4174 : Old milestone at Dumbuck.)

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Place: Gartocharn Image Buckets ?: Closeup Milestoneid: WD DMDR08 other tags: Milestone Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Near [8] · Duncryne Road [6] · Old Military Road [3] ·
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NS4286, 57 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 19 April, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 26 April, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 4283 8618 [10m precision]
WGS84: 56:2.5572N 4:31.4784W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 4283 8618
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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