Survey Data
Reg No
16401502
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social
Original Use
Milestone/milepost
In Use As
Milestone/milepost
Date
1750 - 1770
Coordinates
292968, 203852
Date Recorded
12/08/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Triangular granite milestone of c.1760 inscribed ‘Dublin 24 [miles]’ to one face and ‘Bglass [Baltinglass] 11’ on the other, both in informal lowercase lettering but now largely indistinct due to wear and damage. Under both of these inscriptions are the more formally inscribed uppercase letters ‘CW’, the latter possibly added at a later date. The milestone is one of at least four which still survive on the stretch of the N81 road between Hollywood Cross Roads and Baltinglass.
Appraisal
Milestones of this type are becoming increasing rare, most having been swept away by road widening schemes.