Milestone Adjacent To Serena

The milestone adjacent to the property known as Serena on Moorland Road in Indian Queens was erected in 1769 or shortly afterwards. It is made of granite, carved from surface moorstone, and is a roughly-hewn monolith with a rounded head, standing about 50 centimeters high. The incised lettering, in sans serif capitals, reads 'B 11', indicating the distance from Bodmin. The milestone is painted white, with the inscription highlighted in black.

This milestone is part of the history of the Bodmin Turnpike Trust, established by Act of Parliament in 1769 to repair and widen roads around Bodmin. The first road mentioned in the Act became part of what is now the A30 trunk road, running south from Bodmin through several parishes to Higher Fraddon in St Enoder. Originally, twelve milestones were erected to mark distances from Bodmin along this route; however, only two have survived, including this one marked 'B 11', located to the east of Indian Queens.

The opening of the A30 Indian Queens bypass in the 1990s redirected traffic away from the milestone. The milestone is designated at Grade II due to its historic interest as an early milestone on an important turnpike road and its intact condition in its original location.