Survey Data
Reg No
20863100
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Social, Technical
Original Use
Sign post
In Use As
Sign post
Date
1840 - 1880
Coordinates
168649, 72533
Date Recorded
29/03/2011
Date Updated
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Description
Wall mounted limestone marker, c.1860, marking the boundary between Cork city and suburbs. Square-profile slab with inscribed lettering reading 'SUBURBS' and having Ordnance Survey benchmark to base. Set in rubble stone wall on north side of road.
Appraisal
This noteworthy piece of street furniture marks the boundary between Cork city and its suburbs. The benchmark to its base is a reminder of the work of the Ordnance Survey during the nineteenth-century, when the country was comprehensively mapped for the first time.