Milestone, SX 508 813

This milestone sits on the roads crossing Dartmoor's high ground, one of many that guided travellers and carriers across the moor in the 19th century. Built of stone and carved with distance information, it marks the practical infrastructure of the period when Dartmoor's isolation made such markers essential navigation aids.

Today it remains in place as a modest but tangible reminder of how people moved across the moor before modern roads and signage. For walkers following the old routes, these milestones anchor the landscape to its working past and offer a quiet point of focus in the moorland terrain.

Historic England listed designation: Milestone at SX 508 813