Survey Data
Reg No
50130023
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Historical, Technical
Original Use
Milestone/milepost
In Use As
Milestone/milepost
Date
1750 - 1770
Coordinates
312921, 239551
Date Recorded
23/07/2018
Date Updated
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Description
Granite milestone, installed c. 1760, standing at side of North Road, having triangular plan, pointed top and incised lettering 'Dublin' and other indecipherable text.
Appraisal
A simple milestone with faded lettering, surviving as an important relic of the early transport and communication infrastructure in Ireland. It provides important historical context on North Road, which was part of the coach road linking Dublin with Slane and Ardee, and shown in Taylor and Skinner's Maps of the Roads of Ireland, compiled in 1777.