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A '''milestone''' was a [[stone]] which marked the path to some destination, like a [[village]], indicating proximity.
A '''milestone''' was a [[stone]] which marked the path to some destination, like a [[village]], indicating proximity.


Often bearing an [[inscription]], these markers were placed along [[road]]s, to guide travellers along their way. As evidence of [[history]], standing still even as the landscape around them changed, the [[Third Doctor]] found some of these "fascinating".
Often bearing an [[inscription]], these stones were placed along [[road]]s, to guide travellers along their way. As evidence of [[history]], standing still even as the landscape around them changed, the [[Third Doctor]] found some of these markers "fascinating".


On [[Fortress Island|the island]] where {{Delgado}} was being held prisoner, the Third Doctor pointed out an old milestone, which pointed out a way, in the fork in the road, to a settlement which had long fallen under the [[sea]].
On [[Fortress Island|the island]] where {{Delgado}} was being held prisoner, the Third Doctor pointed out an old milestone, which pointed out a way, in the fork in the road, to a settlement which had long fallen under the [[sea]].
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