Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Milestone
Ballindoalty, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Milestone
- Date of construction
- 1800 - 1819
- Address
- Milestone, Between 132 & 150 Killowen Road, Rostrevor, Newry, Co Down, BT34 3AQ
- Townland
- Ballindoalty
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.06866, -6.13567
- Date of survey
- 09 July 1998
- HB reference
- HB16/05/033
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 bank on left side of road (travelling to Kilkeel). Projects c.75cm above ground and measures 30cm square in cross section. The figure 10 is incised 14cm high on its three road facing sides.
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 6/3/55/1 (1834 OS map) (Down sheet 55).
2. PRONI - OS 6/3/55/2 (1862 OS map) (Down sheet 55).
3. PRONI - OS 6/3/55/3 (1901 OS map) (Down sheet 55).
Secondary Sources:
1. Day, A. Ordnance Survey Memoir of County Down Kilkeel Parish.'
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
An interesting survival, all the more remarkable in that 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
- 160 Killowen RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- SeafieldHouseunder 1 mi
- Telephone Kiosk at 170 Killowen Road, RostrevorTelephone Kioskunder 1 mi
- 192 Killowen RoadHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.