Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Quarry
Gortmorris, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortmorris
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.63331, -8.41164
- SMR number
- GA007-072----
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Shown on 4 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
In a boggy area on top of a ridge. A shallow irregular pit - from which clay was removed probably for use in the clay tile and pipe factory (GA007-052----).
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 7 July 2014
Nearby in the register
- Kiln - tileunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.