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The Milestone on Pilgrim's Way is a wayside stone marker located in Kent that served the pilgrimage route to Canterbury, one of medieval England's most important religious destinations. Dating from the medieval period, the stone would have provided directional or distance information to pilgrims traversing this well-established route, which gained particular prominence following the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral in the late twelfth century. The monument exemplifies the infrastructure that supported the substantial pilgrim traffic along this route, as documented in literary sources such as Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Its survival as a physical artifact provides evidence of the medieval landscape and the practical arrangements made to facilitate religious pilgrimage during this period.
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 wayside stone marker located in Kent that served the pilgrimage route to Canterbury, one of medieval England's most important religious destinations. 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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