Quarry in Ballinastack, 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

A hachured area marked on the 1930 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a shallow disused gravel pit.

Photo credits

Maker not stated on source page, www.irishexaminer.com
Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
Maker not stated on source page, allthatsinteresting.com
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
Photographer not named by Glenamaddy GAA club blog, glenamaddygaaclub.blogspot.com
Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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