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Quarry

Mallahow, County Dublin, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Quarry, Mallahow, County Dublin, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Mallahow
County
Dublin
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Quarry
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.55710, -6.30573
SMR number
DU004-110----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · 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 130m ESE of Mallahow House.  Roughly semi-circular-shaped quarry (approx. dims. 80m N-S x 60m E-W)  second quarry (DU004-109----) 215m to the NW depicted on the 1837 ed. OSi six-inch map.  On the 1837 ed OSi six-inch map the crescent shaped quarry is accessed from a roadway on the S leading off the public road 45m to the S.  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 a grove of trees on the 2013-18 MapGenie orthoimage. Annotated ‘quarry’ on Rocque's 1760 map of County Dublin. Both quarries in the townland of Mallahow are depicted at these locations on Rocque's 1760 Map of County Dublin.

 

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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