Gott's Monument
1900's?
The obelisk milestone was constructed in 1785, restored in 1879 and altered in the 1960s. Constructed of flint rubble with an inscribed stone plaque at horseback height. surrounded by a brick border. The inscription on the plaque reads:
1785
To NEWLAND I Mile III Furl.g's
To Chesham VII Miles
Built by Sir H T Gott
Restored by W Brown in 1879
To Denham IV Miles
To Uxbridge VI Miles
LONDON XXI
There is also an incised hand pointing left between the 17 and 85 of the first line of the inscription. Local tradition suggests that the monument either commemorates a hunt attended by George III, or an incident in which the king got lost in the forest surrounding the monument. Sir Henry Thomas Gott acquired Newland c1770.