Milestone Approximately 160 Metres North Of Furzeleigh Mill Country House Hotel

This milestone once served a practical purpose on the roads crossing Dartmoor and its fringes, marking distances to nearby towns and settlements. Such stones were typically erected in the 18th or 19th century as road networks improved and travel became more common. Travelers on foot, horseback or in carriages would have checked these markers to gauge their progress across the moor.

Today the milestone stands as a quiet reminder of how people once navigated these rural lanes. Located on a quiet country road near Furzeleigh Mill, it sits within the wider landscape of moorland, farmland and woodland that characterizes this part of Dartmoor's edge. It is the kind of modest heritage feature that goes largely unnoticed by modern travelers, yet connects us to the rhythms of past journeys.