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Millstone quarry

Templetown, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Millstone quarry, Templetown, County Wexford, 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
Templetown
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.16627, -6.89988
SMR number
WX049-018----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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

Situated in the inter-tidal zone with sea-cliffs (H c. 10m) rising over it to the E. This is a rock platform of Old Red Sandstone conglomerate with four millstones in the process of being extracted (diam. 1.4-1.5m). There are two extracted but unfinished millstones nearby. Locally it is said the rising tide was used to expand wooden wedges in the rock to separate out the rough-outs, and they were floated off on barges. The date is not known, but the earliest reference is 1736 (Colfer 2004, 127-8) and it was still operating in the early 19th century (Lewis, 1837. vol. 1, 628).

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload/revision: 5 February 2014

References

Colfer, B. 2004 The Hook peninsula. Cork, University Press

Lewis, S. 1837 A topographical dictionary of Ireland, 2 vols. London. Lewis and Co.

Nearby in the register

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

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