Milestone At Blisland Junction

The milestone at Blisland Junction is a stone structure dating from around 1769. It is rectangular with a cambered head and stands approximately 1 meter high. The milestone features inscriptions in serif lettering that read: Blisland/2/B/3, with the letters highlighted in black paint.

This milestone marks a junction on the former main route between Bodmin and Launceston. It was erected following the 1769 Act of Parliament that established the Bodmin Turnpike Trust, which mandated the installation of milestones and direction posts along the road. The design of this milestone is typical of those used by the Bodmin Turnpike Trust during that period. The route was later improved to bypass a steep gradient out of Bodmin at Castle Street, and a later triangular three-mile stone is located about half a mile away on the new alignment. The original milestone has remained in its original position and is shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey map from 1880.

The milestone at Blisland Junction is recognized for its historical significance as an intact 18th-century milestone that remains in its original location, and it has group value with other listed milestones along the turnpike route.