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Quarry

Friarstown North, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Quarry, Friarstown North, County Limerick, 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
Friarstown North
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.59136, -8.61600
SMR number
LI013-200----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a S-facing slope in rolling pasture with good views to S, W and E. The monument is heavily obscured by scrub vegetation as well as fallen trees and a large amount of stones and boulders. A curvilinear bank (int. H 0.7m; Wth. 1.2m; ext. H 0.1m) of stones is visible from N to E, immediately N of a depression which is covered by a growth of scrub, and scattered with large stones and boulders. The area appears to have been quarried extensively. This curvilinear bank is probably upcast from post-1700 quarrying as this appears to be the site of a quarry and not the remains of a cashel. This location is depicted as an area of rock outcrop on OS 25-inch map.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 2 March 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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