Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Quarry
Balscaddan, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Balscaddan
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Quarry
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.61302, -6.22382
- SMR number
- DU001-036----
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Quarry depicted on the 1837 ed. OSi six-inch map as a small D-shaped excavated area (approx. dims. 12m N-S x 17m E-W) in the NE corner of a field on the townland boundary with Flemingtown. Outlined as a small semi-circular shaped area on the last edition of the OSi six-inch map. Depicted as a semi-circular shaped area on the S side of a field boundary running E-W on the 1863 ed. OSi 25-inch map. Not visible on the 2013-2018 MapGenie orthoimagery of the area.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.