Overview
M.S. — Gort is recorded as Milestone in Galway. On the N outskirts of Gort town, in a grassy verge the E side of the R458. This milestone, named ‘M.S.’ on the 1922 edition of the OS 6-inch map, has been moved c. 50m to the S of its original location (ITM 545014, 702405).
Why it was made
The saved account records: On the N outskirts of Gort town, in a grassy verge the E side of the R458.
People and events
The saved account records: This milestone, named ‘M.S.’ on the 1922 edition of the OS 6-inch map, has been moved c. 50m to the S of its original location (ITM 545014, 702405).
How it worked
The saved account records: It consists of a well-dressed flat-topped trapezoidal-shaped limestone pillar (H 0.56m
What remains
The saved account records: The milestone is one of nine in the study area, see also GA122-147----, GA122-148----, GA113-189----, GA113-217----, GA113-218----, GA103-217----, GA103-218---- and GA103-219----).
Why it mattered
M.S. — Gort matters because the source ties milestone to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: D 0.35m) with a narrow chamfer to the front angles.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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