Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Milestone
Maghery, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Milestone
- Date of construction
- 1820 - 1839
- Address
- Milestone, East of 262 Newry Road, Kilkeel, Newry, Co Down, BT34 4SD
- Townland
- Maghery
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.07269, -6.07758
- Date of survey
- 09 July 1998
- HB reference
- HB16/05/028
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A finely-dressed granite post with pyramidal top in vegetated bank on left side of road (travelling to Kilkeel), just east of junction with Mill Bay Road. Projects c.50cm above ground and measures 30cm square in cross section. The figure 12 is incised 15cm high on its three road facing sides.
Historical information
Not shown on any edition of the OS 6” map. However, the fact that the measurement (denoting distance from Newry) is in Irish miles suggests that it is probably of early 19th century date.
Primary Sources:
1. PRONI – OS 6/3/55/1-3 (1834 OS map) (Down sheet 55).
2. PRONI – OS 6/3/55/2 (1858 OS map) (Down sheet 55).
3. PRONI – OS 6/3/55/3 (1901 OS map) (Down sheet 55).
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
An interesting survival, it is one of upwards of 20 such milestones which still survive (out of a total of 24) between Newry and Newcastle.
Nearby in the register
- 241 Newry RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- Former Star of the Sea Primary SchoolFarm Buildingsunder 1 mi
- 10 Tullyframe RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- 258 Newry RoadHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.