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A '''milestone''' was a [[stone]] which marked the path to some destination, like a [[village]], indicating proximity. Often bearing an [[inscription]], these stones were placed | A '''milestone''' was a [[stone]] which marked the path to some destination, like a [[village]], indicating proximity. Often bearing an [[inscription]], these stones were placed alongside [[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". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils]]'') | As evidence of [[history]], standing still even as the landscape around them changed, the [[Third Doctor]] found some of these markers "fascinating". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils]]'') | ||
