Milestone

Ballinran, Council not recorded, Northern Ireland

The record

Designation: Record only (not listed)
Grade: Record Only
Type: Milestone
Date of construction: 1800 - 1819
Address: Milestone, Opposite Wood House, Between 86 & 96 Shore Road, Rostrevor, Newry, Co Down, BT34 3AB
Townland: Ballinran
Council: Council not recorded
Country: Northern Ireland
Coordinates: 54.08349, -6.18910
Date of survey: 09 July 1998
HB reference: HB16/05/032

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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Exterior description and setting

A finely-dressed granite post with pyramidal top on left side of road (travelling to Kilkeel). Projects c.75cm above ground and measures 30cm square in cross section. The figure 8 is incised 17cm high on its three road facing sides. There is also a crow’s-foot benchmark carved into its top front cant.

Historical information

Although this milestone is not marked on any edition of the 6” OS map, 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 6/3/54/1(1834 OS map) (Down sheet 54).
2. PRONI- OS 6/3/54/2 (1859 OS map) (Down sheet 54).

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

An interesting survival, one of upwards of 20 such milestones which still survive (out of a total of 24) between Newry and Newcastle.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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