Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Mile post
Foughill Otra, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Milestone
- Date of construction
- 1800 - 1819
- Address
- Mile post, E of 17 Jonesborough Village Road, Jonesborough, Newry, Co Armagh, BT35
- Townland
- Foughill Otra
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.09288, -6.36768
- HB reference
- HB16/15/053
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A granite milepost, embedded in a granite rubble stone wall immediately E of HB16/15/025 on N side of road. Moved from its original location on the main Newry-Dundalk road about 1995.
The milepost is finely dressed to front face and roughly cut to rear with a pointed head. It stands 145cm high and is 50cm wide by 35cm deep. However the lower section is much more coarsely detailed than the upper section and it probably originally stood only 85cm above the ground. Affixed to front face is a cast-iron plaque (35cm high and 33cm wide) with black raised letters reading ‘Dundalk / 8 / Newry / 5’.
Historical information
Probably dates to early 1800s when Post Office instigated a survey and upgrading of the main post roads.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A granite mile post with cast-iron plaque which was moved from its original location on the main Newry-Dundalk road.
Nearby in the register
- 17 Jonesborough VillagePublic Houseunder 1 mi
- Jonesborough HouseHouseunder 1 mi
- Parochial HouseRectories/ Manses etcunder 1 mi
- Jonesborough Primary SchoolSchoolunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.