Milestone 1 Mile, Near 11 Lough Yoan Road, Enniskillen, BT74 4GR

The current milestone is one of an original set of 17 milestones that marked intervals of one Irish mile from Enniskillen to the border of Fermanagh along the mail coach road, which extended through Cavan to Dublin. Erected between c1810 and c1835, 12 of the series survive, of which two have been relocated and one is already listed. The milestones in the set are carved from local limestone and are square in plan, rising just over 1m. The milestones vary slightly in design, the individual, uneven vernacular quality suggesting the work of local craftsmen. Generally, they gently taper to form an elongated prism; in some, this is less pronounced. While the front and rear elevations are flush, the side elevations are more often profiled, stepping out at a low level to define a base and overhanging at the top with a roll that tapers upward to a crown profile, completing an ornate terminus. This 'One-Mile-Stone' is situated at one Irish mile from Enniskillen and would likely also have originally shown the distances to Dublin (79.5 miles) and Cavan (24.5 miles). The stone has been severely damaged, removing all distance detail and much of the upper fabric; however, the matching limestone and surviving proportions suggest that it would have once resembled other remaining milestones in the sequence. HB references for the collection of 12 Milestones along the former coach road to Dublin from Enniskillen 1 mile HB12/17/085 Nr 11 LOUGH YOAN ROAD, ENNISKILLEN, BT74 4GR 3 mile HB12/07/056 Nr 4 GOLA ROAD, TAMLAGHT, ENNISKILLEN, BT74 4AF 5 mile HB12/07/057 Nr 147 FARNAMULLAN ROAD, LISBELLAW, BT94 5EA 8 mil e HB12/05/056 (Record Only) Nr 338 GOLA ROAD, LISNASKEA, BT92 0FE 9 mile HB12/03/059 Nr BEECH HOUSE, 52 MAIN STREET, LISNASKEA, BT92 0JD 10 mile HB12/03/040 KILLYCRUTTEN, CO.FERMANAGH H3693 3238 11 mile HB12/03/060 Nr 87 CROM ROAD, LISNASKEA, BT92 0BZ 13 mile HB12/02/123 Nr 214 CROM ROAD, NEWTOWNBUTLER, BT92 8BE 14 mile HB12/02/124 Nr 252 CROM ROAD, NEWTOWNBUTLER, BT92 8GD 15 mile HB12/02/125 (Record Only) Nr 300 CROM ROAD, NEWTOWNBUTLER, BT92 8JL 16 mile HB12/02/126 Nr 349 CROM ROAD, NEWTOWNBUTLER, BT92 8GH 17 mile HB12/02/127 Nr 193 WATTLEBRIDGE ROAD, NEWTOWNBUTLER, BT92 8EG