Building misc in Knockaun South, County Waterford

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Stone depot, c.1850, comprising section of random rubble stone wall on a U-shaped plan with lime mortar, rubble stone coping, and wall-mounted cast-iron milestone on a triangular plan in unpainted rendered surround having inscribed ‘voussoirs’. Set back from line of road with grass verge to…

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An attractive feature in the streetscape, this stone depot is of importance as a relic surviving from a period when the road network was improved in County Waterford. The stone depot is one of a group surviving in the county, concentrated primarily on the Dungarvan Road. The milestone represents an early-surviving artefact of mass-produced cast-iron ware, while the various raised details enhance the artistic design quality of the piece.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 22903303

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