Milestone East Of Thurlibeer House

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505/0/10021 A3072 01-OCT-10 Milestone East of Thurlibeer House

GV II A late-C19 milestone standing east of Thurlibeer House on the A3072 road. The rectangular shaped slate stone has straight edges, with a chamfered front surface inscribed 'HOLSY 6 / BUDE 3 1/2 STRATTON 2'. Some of the black paint to the inscription remains. The stone is slightly damaged to the right hand corner.

HISTORY This milestone is one of a series of slate milestones between Bude and Highampton in Devon, erected in the 1870s when the road was improved. Of the group, three stones have survived in Devon (listed at Grade II), and of the Cornish ones along this stretch, also three survive, of which this is one. The milestone is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1880.

SOURCE The Milestone Society (2007): http://www.milestone-society.co.uk

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION The milestone on the A3072, east of Thurlibeer House, is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

• Despite being a relatively late example and being slightly damaged, this late-C19 milestone is of an unusual material and design, remains fully legible, and survives in its original location. * It has good group value with a number of other listed milestones of identical design marking this stretch of road. * It reflects the development of this particular stretch of historic road use and is a physical marker of the area's transport history.