verstapost
Verstapost is a historical term used in Dutch-language sources to describe a marker post placed to indicate boundaries, distances, or jurisdictions along roads or field borders.
Constructed mainly from wood or stone, verstaposts were positioned at strategic points, often at parcel boundaries
In function, verstaposts supported land administration, taxation, and jurisdictional delimitation. They helped landowners and authorities enforce
Many verstaposts have been lost due to natural decay, agriculture, or infrastructure changes, but some survive
Today the term is largely historical; modern-distance indicators and road markers replaced many old posts, but