Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Quarry
Westown, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Westown
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Quarry
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.58364, -6.31042
- SMR number
- DU004-106----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Historic quarry located immediately E of the Delvin River which forms the county boundary with Meath and 65m SW of the 'Ford of Fine'. Small oval-shaped quarry (approx. dims. 24m N-S x 15m E-W) immediately S of lime-kiln (DU004-107----) depicted on the 1837 ed. OSi six-inch map. Annotated ‘Quarry (Disused)’ on the OSi 25-inch map. Depicted as a hachured area on the last edition of the OSi six-inch map. Visible as an area of scrubland on the 2013-18 MapGenie orthoimage.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Nearby in the register
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Fordunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.