Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Millstone quarry
Templetown, County Wexford, Ireland
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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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
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Windmillunder 1 mi
- Gatewayunder 1 mi
- Inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.