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Lower Largo
Bench Mark (19th Century), Milestone (19th Century)
Site Name Lower Largo
Classification Bench Mark (19th Century), Milestone (19th Century)
Canmore ID 305814
Site Number NO40SW 365
NGR NO 41627 03056
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/305814
- Council Fife
- Parish Largo
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
NO40SW 365 41627 03056
This milestone is situated on the S side of the A915 public road between Lundin Links and Lower Largo. It comprises a dressed sandstone block measuring 0.39m square by 0.68m in height. The NE side of its triangular cast-iron cap indicates the distances of 3 miles to Leven, 12 miles to Kirkcaldy and 18 miles to Burntisland. The NW face indicates the distances of ¾ miles to Largo, 4 miles to Colinsburgh and 11½ miles to St Andrews. There is an Ordnance Survey benchmark on the NE face of the stone.
The milestone is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Fife and Kinross 1855, sheet 25).
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 5 August 2010.
Field Visit (5 August 2010)
This milestone is situated on the S side of the A915 public road between Lundin Links and Lower Largo. It comprises a dressed sandstone block measuring 0.39m square by 0.68m in height. The NE side of its triangular cast-iron cap indicates the distances of 3 miles to Leven, 12 miles to Kirkcaldy and 18 miles to Burntisland. The NW face indicates the distances of ¾ miles to Largo, 4 miles to Colinsburgh and 11½ miles to St Andrews. There is an Ordnance Survey benchmark on the NE face of the stone.
The milestone is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Fife and Kinross 1855, sheet 25).
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 5 August 2010.
