Quarry in Caherglassaun, County Galway

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

No visible surface trace survives of this sand or gravel quarry that is marked on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map. As it is of post-AD 1700 date it does not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA113-063

Places near here

Photo credits

Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.ie
DeeEmm, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
Maker not stated on source page, in.pinterest.com
John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Caherglassaun,cahermoreFairy fort / stone ringfort · 114 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Caherglassaun, Cahermore is on a ridge with a collapsed wall and one course of boulders…

Castle in ruinsCastle, tower house · 565 yd

Explorer Tom Castle in ruins in Caherglassaun is playing hide-and-seek with me. The local sheep think it's a very fancy rock, but…

Macduaghs Holy WellHoly well · 1504 yd

Explorer Tom Macduaghs Holy Well is known locally as Colman’s Well, which is a fun name swap. It’s rectangular, lined with stone…

Maryville HouseHouse · 1717 yd

Explorer Tom Maryville House has a priest who lost a bet there, and he’s still not over it. The limestone doorway is tooled so well…

Wedge tomb in Ballynastaig (kiltartan By.)Wedge tomb · 1737 yd

Explorer Tom Wedge tomb in Ballynastaig is basically a giant stone loaf of bread that someone forgot in the oven. It’s got a massive…

Killinny Church in ruinsChurch · 1.6 mi

Explorer Tom Killinny Church in ruins is proud of the fact that it survived a fire by simply pretending not to be there. It’s now…

Cahererillan Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 2.6 mi

Explorer Tom Cahererillan Castle has a New Year's resolution to stop growing ivy on its face. It's a five-storey tower that looks…

Gort Golf ClubGolf course · 3.3 mi

Mapped cemeteryCemetery · 3.5 mi

Explorer Tom Mapped cemetery in County Galway has one bird that refuses to leave, insisting it’s the official groundskeeper despite…

Mountcross CemeteryGraveyard · 3.6 mi

Explorer Tom If Mountcross Cemetery in County Galway could talk to its younger self, it would tell it to stop worrying about the…

Kilmacduagh Monastic SiteVisitor information · 4.2 mi

Explorer Tom Kilmacduagh Monastic Site thinks Dublin tourists are basically overgrown children who need a stern lecture about…

Gort GAAGAA ground · 4.8 mi

More historic places in County Galway · All of County Galway

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover