Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Quarry
Fahee North, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fahee North
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.03903, -9.06065
- SMR number
- CL010-213----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated in an area of flat exposed karst. A rough unused graveslab of limestone (L 2.45m; Wth 1.2m; T 0.15m) probably intended for use elsewhere. A second similar slab lies c. 10 to the N. A group of similar unfinished slabs were quarried out c. 500m to the N (CL010-131---, CL010-237----, CL010-238----), one of which (CL010-237----) has an 18th century inscription.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 23 March 2016
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.