Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB06/02/099

Address :
Milepost Munie Road Demesne Upper Glenarm Ballymena Co Antrim

Townland:
Demesne Upper

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Survey 2:
B2

Date of Listing:
05/10/2005 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Milestone

Former Use
Milestone

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
Yes

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
45/8

IG Ref:
D3054 1522

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Owner Category

Central Govt

Exterior Description And Setting

Cast iron triangular milepost of perhaps c.1830s set on the W side of Munie Road, roughly half a mile W of Glenarm. The faces of the milepost are painted in the usual manner, with black legend against a white background. The S face reads ‘Glenarm ½’, the top face ‘B Shane 12½’ and the N face ‘Ballymena 16’. The post is now largely caked in dust.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

This milepost is of the same style as those erected along the near by Antrim Coast Road (many of which still survive). As the Coast Road was laid out between 1832 and 1842 it is possible that these date from this time, though it has to be said that the road on which this particular example stands predates 1832 and similar mileposts are found elsewhere in the county- well away from the Coast Road. However the typeface used on the post is not inconsistent with an 1830s date. References- Secondary sources 1 W.A. McCutcheon, ‘The industrial archaeology of Northern Ireland’ (Belfast HMSO 1980), pp.29-30, plate 4

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

A. Style C. Ornamentation J. Setting

Historic Interest

Z. Rarity X. Local Interest

Evaluation

Cast iron triangular milepost of perhaps c.1830s. Rarity value makes it worthy of protection.

General Comments

Date of Survey

02 April 2001