NHER 57109 (Structure record) - Post-medieval milestone marking Dereham 11 miles and possibly Holt 7 miles
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG03SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HINDOLVESTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
A post-medieval milestone recorded by the Milestone Society and positioned along the Holt to Dereham road. It is an octagonal-sectioned milestone, with alternating tapering upwards and tapering downwards trapezoidal faces. The left-hand face giving the distance to Holt has been damaged slightly and parts of the inscription are missing.
The inscription reads:
LHS: "(7)/MILE(S)/TO/HO(L)T".
CENTRE: "HINDOLVESTON".
RHS: "11/MILES/TO/DEREHAM".
See (S1) for further information.
D. Holburn (HES), 23 April 2012.
2012. Maintenance work by the Milestone Society.
One of 60 milestones restored to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, see publication (S2).
Milestone Society members up-righted, cleaned and painted this marker.
Information from survey form (S3) and photographs (S4).
H. Mellor (HES), 23 May 2018.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF83672 *Digital Archive: Haines, C. 2011. Norfolk Milestones, The Milestone Society.
- <S2> SNF93643 Publication: Ford, J. and Ford, N. 2014. Moving Miles. Restoring 60 of Norfolk's milestones with the help of children, royalty, and hard work. pp 72-73.
- <S3> SNF93639 Survey Form: Ford, N. 2011-2015. Milestone Society Report Form. The Milestone Society. NO_HD07.
- <S4> SNF99042 Photograph: Ford, J. and Ford, N. 2011-2012. Photographs of the milestone marked Dereham 11 miles, Holt 7 miles, London 117 miles, B1110, Hindolvestone. The Milestone Society. Digital. jpeg.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 29 2018 3:33PM