Milestone 130M Sw Of Council Barrow

This is a milestone located approximately 130 meters southwest of Council Barrow, dating from around 1835. It is made of stone and has a triangular shape with a sloping top, standing about 0.75 meters high. The milestone features inscriptions in a serif script, with "L/XIX" on the left side and "B/3" on the right, and the lettering is highlighted in black paint.

The milestone is situated on the A30, east of Helland Junction. It marks a turnpike route that was established following the 1769 Act of Parliament, which created the Bodmin Turnpike Trust. In 1835, the route was improved to bypass a steep gradient out of Bodmin at Castle Street, necessitating a new three-mile marker stone for the re-aligned route. Unlike the earlier round-headed milestones, this replacement stone is triangular, following the common practice of the time. An earlier milestone on the old road is still in place about half a mile away and is also listed as Grade II. The replacement milestone is shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey map from 1880.

This milestone is designated at Grade II due to its intact condition as an early 19th-century milestone that remains in its original location, and it has group value with other listed milestones along the turnpike route.