Milestone or milepost in Killavally

Freestanding limestone milestone on rectangular plan, erected c.1780, with carved inscriptions 'Kilbeggan' and 'Dublin'. Benchmark and 'Wm' incised to top, c.1830. Located adjacent to main road to southwest of Tyrrellspass.

A nicely carved limestone artefact which is an interesting addition to the Tyrrellspass streetscape and which acts as a subtle reminder of the great age of coaching in Ireland. It probably dates to the late eighteenth-century, a period when the Grand Juries were responsible for a great deal of improvement in the road transport network throughout Ireland. The incised benchmark was carved by the Ordnance Survey in preparation for the production of the first Six-Inch Map Series in the 1830s. Although now difficult to read, this milestone makes an attractive impression in the streetscape.