Milestone

The National Monuments Service's description

In a grassy verge at a T-junction on the E side of the road. This milestone, named ‘M.S.’ on the 1922 edition of the OS 6-inch map, has been moved about 20m to the N of its original location (ITM 544585, 707972). It consists of a trapezoidal-shaped limestone pillar (max. H 1.37m; Wth 0.31m at front, 0.46m at rear; D 0.32m) with a narrow chamfers to the front margins. The upper part of the pillar is well dressed and some fine tooling marks are visible on the N face. Three faces are inscribed – the N face reads: ‘3 From Gort’, the W or front face: ‘14 From Galway’ and the S face: ‘9½ From Oranmore’. On the N face a narrow light fillet or moulding separates the number 3 from the text below it. Above this line the face is cut back by 0.01m (O’Sullivan 2021, No. 4). The milestone is one of nine in the study area, see also GA122-098----, GA122-147----, GA122-148----, GA113-189----, GA113-218----, GA103-217---, GA103-218---- and GA103-219----). (McManus 2022, 15-16, No. 4)

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 15 March 2023

McManus, G. 2022 Nine 18th-century milestones on the 'Old Galway Road' from Gort to Galway. Unpublished specialist report, Ardrahan Heritage Group.

O'Sullivan, J. 2021 Nine 18th-century milestones on the 'Old Galway Road'. Unpublished specialist report, Ardrahan Heritage Group.