- Address
- Drumcondra
- Type
- Milestone / milepost
- NIAH reg. no.
- 14303001
Milestone, Drumcondra
About Milestone, Drumcondra
Milestone, Drumcondra is one of 10 buildings in Drumconrath the National Inventory rates Regional. Milestone, Drumcondra dates from 1760–1800. 6 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This milestone is a reminder of the great coaching era in Ireland when there was a coach based system of postal distribution. The simple form and carving of the structure is similar to other such milestones which are found in Meath, dating to the same period.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 14303001 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 14303001↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 3 historic places in about 15 minutes
Drumcondra, Drumconrath · about 700 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Milestone, DrumcondraStart here
- 2
Saint Peter's Church (Drumcondra)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on - 3
Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint PaulRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m on
Questions about Milestone, Drumcondra
Is Milestone, Drumcondra on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 14303001).
Can you visit Milestone, Drumcondra?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Milestone, Drumcondra built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1760–1800.
Is Milestone, Drumcondra protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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