Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Boundary Marker on Castle Bog
Mourne Mountains West, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Boundary Marker
- Date of construction
- 1820 - 1839
- Address
- Boundary Marker on Castle Bog, Off Sandbank Rd, Hilltown, Newry, Co Down, BT34 5XU
- Townland
- Mourne Mountains West
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.14078, -6.11651
- Date of survey
- 11 February 1999
- HB reference
- HB16/07/056
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
Boundary stone at junction of Leitrim, Rostrevor Mountains and Mourne Mountains West townlands (just inside the last). Comprises an unworked three-sided granite stone. Incised on its west face (i.e. to Rostrevor Mountains td) is 'Ross'. Incised on north face (i.e. to Leitrim td) is 'Batt'. To east face is 'Kilmorey' (upside down). All are in capitals. The boundary with Leitrim townland is a low rubble stone wall with post and wire fence over. That between Rostrevor and Mourne is a post and wire fence only.
Historical information
Not marked on any OS 6" map. Probably of 19th century date. See also Batt boundary stone to east of Hilltown (HB16/07/050).
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Primarily of local interest in an unusual setting.
Nearby in the register
- Former Mass RockMass Rockunder 1 mi
- Reservoir off Sandbank RdWater Works Structures1 mi
- Bridge over Shankys RiverBridge2 mi
- Leitrim LodgeHouse2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.