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The Milestone on Pilgrim's Way is a roadside marker located along the historic pilgrimage route in Kent, England. Dating from the medieval period, it represents the infrastructure that served the considerable traffic of pilgrims travelling to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The stone monument functioned as a practical wayfinding device, helping to orient travellers along what became one of England's most important pilgrimage routes, famously documented in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Such milestones are significant archaeological evidence of medieval travel patterns and the religious devotion that drew thousands of pilgrims along established routes during the later Middle Ages.
Milestone on Pilgrim's Way is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004215. View the official record →
The Milestone on Pilgrim's Way is a roadside marker located along the historic pilgrimage route in Kent, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004215.
Milestone on Pilgrim's Way is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004215.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow at Otford Mount (1 km), Otford Roman villa (1 km), St Thomas a Becket's Well (1.6 km).
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