路亭古(gu)塔(ta)位(wei)于廣東(dong)省梅州市蕉(jiao)嶺縣文(wen)福鎮紅星村。2014年(nian)1月13日,路亭古(gu)塔(ta)被梅州市人民政府(fu)公布為第二(er)批梅州市文(wen)物保(bao)護單位(wei)。
據《蕉(jiao)嶺縣志》(1992年(nian)10月(yue)(yue)第(di)一版(ban))記載,始建(jian)(jian)于(yu)清嘉慶二(er)十二(er)年(nian)(1817),清道(dao)光三(san)年(nian)(1823)建(jian)(jian)成。坐南(nan)向(xiang)北。由(you)圍墻(qiang)、塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)座、塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)身組(zu)成,平(ping)面(mian)(mian)(mian)呈(cheng)八(ba)角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)布(bu)局,總面(mian)(mian)(mian)闊12.61米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),總進深12.61米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),通(tong)高約(yue)(yue)(yue)32.6米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),墻(qiang)厚約(yue)(yue)(yue)1.85米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),占地(di)面(mian)(mian)(mian)積(ji)約(yue)(yue)(yue)159平(ping)方米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),建(jian)(jian)筑占地(di)面(mian)(mian)(mian)積(ji)約(yue)(yue)(yue)67平(ping)方米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)座呈(cheng)八(ba)角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing),高約(yue)(yue)(yue)0.6米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),三(san)合土(tu)鋪面(mian)(mian)(mian)。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)身為(wei)(wei)七(qi)層結構,高約(yue)(yue)(yue)30米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),三(san)合土(tu)夯墻(qiang),外(wai)批(pi)(pi)蕩沙(sha)灰,外(wai)面(mian)(mian)(mian)墻(qiang)壁逐層向(xiang)上收窄,塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)門為(wei)(wei)石(shi)質(zhi)券(quan)頂(ding),每層開四扇方窗,層與層之間外(wai)面(mian)(mian)(mian)用磚拼6道(dao)凸棱,其中由(you)上往(wang)下第(di)三(san)棱呈(cheng)齒狀;塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)內木質(zhi)樓板,青(qing)磚砌筑沙(sha)灰批(pi)(pi)蕩樓梯呈(cheng)螺(luo)旋形(xing)狀上升,共112個臺階,第(di)七(qi)層周邊有矮圍墻(qiang),供人憑眺。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)頂(ding)施(shi)高約(yue)(yue)(yue)2米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)的(de)寶葫(hu)蘆塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)剎。圍墻(qiang)沙(sha)灰夾石(shi)壘墻(qiang),呈(cheng)八(ba)角(jiao)(jiao)形(xing)包圍古塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)。該(gai)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)施(shi)工精巧(qiao)、造形(xing)美觀,對于(yu)研究蕉(jiao)嶺縣境內古塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)建(jian)(jian)筑文化和工藝技術具有一定價值。1985年(nian)經蕉(jiao)嶺縣人民(min)政府批(pi)(pi)準列為(wei)(wei)縣級文物(wu)保(bao)護(hu)單位,2014年(nian)1月(yue)(yue),被梅州(zhou)市人民(min)政府公布(bu)為(wei)(wei)梅州(zhou)市文物(wu)保(bao)護(hu)單位。