路亭古塔(ta)位于(yu)廣東省梅州市蕉嶺縣(xian)文福鎮(zhen)紅星(xing)村。2014年1月13日(ri),路亭古塔(ta)被梅州市人民政(zheng)府公布為第二(er)批梅州市文物(wu)保護單(dan)位。
據《蕉(jiao)(jiao)嶺縣(xian)(xian)志》(1992年(nian)10月(yue)第(di)一(yi)版)記載,始建(jian)(jian)于(yu)清嘉慶二十二年(nian)(1817),清道光三年(nian)(1823)建(jian)(jian)成(cheng)。坐南(nan)向北。由圍墻(qiang)(qiang)、塔(ta)(ta)(ta)座(zuo)、塔(ta)(ta)(ta)身(shen)組成(cheng),平(ping)(ping)面(mian)(mian)呈(cheng)八(ba)角形布局,總面(mian)(mian)闊12.61米(mi),總進深12.61米(mi),通高(gao)約32.6米(mi),墻(qiang)(qiang)厚約1.85米(mi),占地面(mian)(mian)積約159平(ping)(ping)方米(mi),建(jian)(jian)筑占地面(mian)(mian)積約67平(ping)(ping)方米(mi)。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)座(zuo)呈(cheng)八(ba)角形,高(gao)約0.6米(mi),三合土(tu)鋪面(mian)(mian)。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)身(shen)為七層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)結構,高(gao)約30米(mi),三合土(tu)夯墻(qiang)(qiang),外批蕩(dang)沙(sha)灰,外面(mian)(mian)墻(qiang)(qiang)壁(bi)逐層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)向上(shang)收窄,塔(ta)(ta)(ta)門為石(shi)質券頂,每層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)開四扇方窗,層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)與層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)之間外面(mian)(mian)用磚拼6道凸棱,其中由上(shang)往下第(di)三棱呈(cheng)齒狀(zhuang);塔(ta)(ta)(ta)內木(mu)質樓板(ban),青磚砌筑沙(sha)灰批蕩(dang)樓梯呈(cheng)螺(luo)旋形狀(zhuang)上(shang)升,共112個臺階,第(di)七層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)周邊有(you)矮圍墻(qiang)(qiang),供(gong)人憑眺。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)頂施高(gao)約2米(mi)的(de)寶葫蘆塔(ta)(ta)(ta)剎。圍墻(qiang)(qiang)沙(sha)灰夾石(shi)壘墻(qiang)(qiang),呈(cheng)八(ba)角形包圍古塔(ta)(ta)(ta)。該塔(ta)(ta)(ta)施工(gong)精巧、造形美觀,對于(yu)研究蕉(jiao)(jiao)嶺縣(xian)(xian)境內古塔(ta)(ta)(ta)建(jian)(jian)筑文(wen)化(hua)和工(gong)藝技術(shu)具有(you)一(yi)定價值(zhi)。1985年(nian)經蕉(jiao)(jiao)嶺縣(xian)(xian)人民(min)政府批準列為縣(xian)(xian)級文(wen)物保(bao)護單(dan)位(wei),2014年(nian)1月(yue),被梅(mei)州(zhou)市人民(min)政府公布為梅(mei)州(zhou)市文(wen)物保(bao)護單(dan)位(wei)。