Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Quarry
Srah (ballycowan By.), County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Srah (ballycowan By.)
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.28729, -7.51427
- SMR number
- OF017-033----
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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
Earthworks of a quarry that are indicated on the OS 6-inch map c. 200m W of Ballyduff House. These earthworks were identified as a 'moat' and described by Offaly Historical and Archaeological Society in 1974 as located 200m to the W of Ballyduff House there is, ' a moat and remains of a ditch and bailey no mound ditch filled in on all sides except N.W.. On N.W. side is the 'bailey' circular moat (known as such locally) sited on a natural hill. These earthworks are the remains of a post-1700 quarry indicated on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 29 December 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.