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Milestone or milepost in Ringmeen

Milestone/milepost
Milestone or milepost in Ringmeen
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Freestanding cut-limestone milestone, c.1870, with cast-iron plaque. Road fronted in rubble stone boundary wall.
A milestone making a pleasing, if largely inconspicuous visual statement on the side of the road. The cast-iron plaque is embossed: "CORK/14/COVE/¾/MILES".

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20828382

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  • Guliolopez, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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  • Arco Ardon from Dordrecht, Netherlands, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
  • derek menzies, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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