Saturday, November 16, 2013

Milsten

Milsten
Swedish word of the day. Milsten. Milestone. A measuring system used from 1649 to the 1890s. You can find this milestone at Hanveden in Västerhaninge close to the Nynäsvägen. There are many milestones left in Haninge, especially on the road between Dalarö and Handen.

7 comments:

Lasse Jansson said...

Jag gillar dessa stenar och att de bevaras och får stå kvar. Dessutom ett extra plus att de fotograferas på ett bra sätt precis som i ditt fall! :-)

Stuart said...

That's an interesting symbol carved in the Milsten. Do you know what it is? A really nice photo.

Stefan Jansson said...

It's a number. 1/4. It simply means one fourth of a mile. There are other stones with the number 1/2, and they mean half a mile to the next stone.

RedPat said...

What an interesting idea that is! 30 years ago I had a good Swedish vocabulary but it is almost all gone now unfortunately.

Jack said...

Milsten and milestone. These words both seem to have common roots. I had a Swedish au pair years ago and when she spoke Swedish, I couldn't recognize anything, but when I saw written Swedish, I recognized some words.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Now that's an interesting mileage sign Steffe, I'm guessing there isn't one ever quarter of a mile oui!
p.s. I wish I could send you some of this hot weather we're having right now :)

VP said...

I am not sure if we still have some nearby. This one is simply great!