B941 Milestone - Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member creg-ny-baa
N 56° 12.502 W 002° 49.831
30V E 510512 N 6229283
Milestone with cast-iron cap built into the wall under the churchyard in the main street of the Fife village of Kilconquhar.
Waymark Code: WM18HGH
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/06/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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The B941 is a rural route in the Kingdom of Fife in Scotland thatruns predominately southwards from the B940 in the hamlet Peat Inn, to the A917 between the village of Kilconquhar and coastal settlements of Elie & Earlsferry.

The road is lined with the milestones typical of the East Neuk of Fife, being of white-washed whinstone and a cast-iron cap with abbreviated cursive script inscriptions.

In the picturesque village of Kilconquhar is the most southerly milestone on the route, being embedded into the wall of the churchyard that lies above, on the southern side of the main street in the village.

The placenames featured are Kilconquhar itself, Elie and Earlsferry heading south, and heading north, The village of Ceres and town of Cupar via the B940, and town of St Andrews via the A915.

Condition: Worn

Material: Stone

Inscription:

Kilr. 0
Elie 1 5/8
Ears.Fy. 1 5/8
Cupr. 12 1/2
Ceres 9 3/4
StAnds. 11


Name of road: B941 Main Street

Date placed: Not listed

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