Reg No
15403016
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Historical, Social
Original Use
Milestone/milepost
In Use As
Milestone/milepost
Date
1760 - 1800
Coordinates
219655, 238409
Date Recorded
15/10/2004
Date Updated
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Freestanding limestone milestone on rectangular plan having pyramidal top, erected c.1780, with carved inscriptions 'Dublin 52' and ‘Kilbeggan 7’ engraved on appropriate faces. Benchmark incised to top, c.1830. Located a short distance to the east of Moate
A nicely carved limestone artefact that is an interesting addition to the roadscape to the east of Moate, acting as a subtle reminder of the great age of coaching in Ireland. It probably dates to the late eighteenth-century, a period when the Grand Juries were responsible for a great deal of improvement in the road transport network throughout Ireland. The incised benchmark was carved by the Ordnance Survey in preparation for the production of the first Six-Inch Map Series in the 1830s. This milestone is one of a number surviving along the Dublin Galway Road.