Hidden in plain sight, under a mound of excavated sand dumped unceremoniously on top of it, is a unique rock which serves as a reminder to those looking out for Coonoor’s disappearing colonial legacy. Like many of the colonial bungalows and buildings in the picturesque hill district of the Nilgiris that have been left in the sands of time, this unique sign, an actual milestone, could soon find itself moved out of the way for expanding roads and building high rises.
The huge milestone, which reads ‘1 MILE FROM THE BUNGALOW’, would have been a welcome sight for weary travellers from Coimbatore and surrounding regions making the arduous multi-day journey to Coonoor and Udhagamandalam in the 19th Century and in the early part of the 20 Century.
