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Old Milepost, Nun Hill, A696


This metal milepost by the A696 at Nun Hill, near Belsay, was erected by the Ponteland turnpike trust in the 19th century.

NEWCASTLE 12
BELSAY 1¾
PONTELAND 4

Nun Hill, Belsay Milestone
from Geograph (geograph)
Old Milepost by the A696, Nun Hill, south of Belsay

Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from https://keystothepast.info/se…
Milepost north of The Highlander Inn (Belsay)
- A milepost has been noted on this stretch of the A696; such monuments were set up to mark the distances between major centres, with the inscription for Newcastle upon Tyne …

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Simon Cotterill

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Keys to the Past HER: N16802
Milestone id: NB_NCBS12
County: Northumberland
Grid ref: NZ12107723

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