What is recorded here
On the N bank of the Shannon estuary adjacent to Quay Island. Described by O’Sullivan (2001, 306) as a post-medieval ‘stone-built causeways on both S and N banks of River Owenagarney, running down foreshore to channel. Linear structures of stone slabs, c. 100m in overall length and c. 2-3m wide. Depicted on OS 6” sheet 62 and Admiralty chart (1054) as ‘quay’ and ‘hard’ February 1997.' (O'Sullivan 2001, 306, Quay Island 4)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 21 August 2019
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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