Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Beacon
Middlequarter, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Middlequarter
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Tower and Flag Staff
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tower and Flagstaff
- Coordinates
- 53.61407, -10.21658
- SMR number
- GA009D018----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
This navigation beacon is on a steep S-facing slope overlooking Bofin Harbour to the S and another similar one (GA009D017----) lies c. 100m to the SSW. A third (GA009D032----) is situated across Bofin Harbour on Gun Island, c. 440m to the SSW. There are panoramic views from ENE to WNW. The beacon (D c. 3.4m) is constructed of roughly coursed masonry which is rendered and white-washed. The tower tapers slightly towards the cornice which projects beyond the eaves. Above the cornice, is capped by two stepped bands of ashlar masonry.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Updated by: Olive Alcock
Date of revised upload: 23 March 2023
Nearby in the register
- Beaconunder 1 mi
- Bastioned fortunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.