Cast-iron mile markers along the road between Glasgow and Aberfoyle were originally placed every mile but only six remain in situ, with the rest replaced by stone markers.

A cast-iron mile marker on the road between Glasgow and Aberfoyle (to use the modern spelling). Originally placed every mile, I know of six, out of of what was presumably originally around 27, that are left in situ along this road. This design seems to be unique to Glasgow, and the ones giving distances to Stirling and to major towns south of Glasgow follow different designs. Cont./ #glasgow #milemarker #castiron #aberfoyle #glasgowhistory

The remaining mile markers of this style are all situated on the side of the road heading towards Glasgow, and were presumably erected by the city's Royal Exchange (as this is the location the distances are give to). These cast-iron ones replaced older stone ones, which gave distances to Glasgow Cross (and as far as I know, only one of these stone ones remains). Cont./ #glasgow #milemarker #castiron #aberfoyle #glasgowhistory