Quarry in Ballynary, County Sligo

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

What is recorded here

Listed in the SMR (1989) and classified as 'Enclosure Possible'. Not marked on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Its inclusion in the SMR is based upon cartographic evidence (the 1914 edition of the OS 6-inch map). Upon inspection in 1993 no remains of an enclosure was identified here. However there was evidence for of quarrying into the slope of the drumlin. Re-examination of the 1914 map revealed that what is indicated is in fact an area of quarrying.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL040-053

Places near here

Photo credits

Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
Maker not stated on source page, storage.googleapis.com
Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in BallynaryFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 270 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynary looks down on Lough Arrow and thinks the 1800s were basically just a really…

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in CarrigeenblikeFairy fort / stone ringfort · 585 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Carrigeenblike is a mossy mess that would definitely lose a zombie fight to a single…

Loughbrick BayBay · 852 yd

Explorer Tom Loughbrick Bay in County Sligo would tell you after a few pints that it actually swallowed a boat once but gave it back…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Barroe SouthFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1201 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Barroe South ended up in the wrong place because a surveyor had too much whiskey. It’s…

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Barroe UpperFairy fort / stone ringfort · 1415 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Barroe Upper has a curse that only affects people who don’t wave when they pass it by.…

Ballindoon Castle (in Ruins)Castle, unclassified · 1571 yd

Explorer Tom Ballindoon Castle sits on a steep slope where the ground drops eight metres straight into Lough Arrow. The shortcut…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Barroe UpperFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1643 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Barroe Upper would complain to the council about the sheep eating its bank again. It’s…

Portal tomb in Moytirra WestPortal tomb · 1.2 mi

Explorer Tom Portal tomb in Moytirra West ended up in the wrong place because it collapsed before anyone could properly introduce it…

Sunken Island (Crannoge)Crannog · 1.2 mi

Explorer Tom Sunken Island (Crannoge) in Lough Arrow probably took about four million cups of tea to build, judging by how tired it…

Hollybrook HouseCountry house · 1.5 mi

Explorer Tom Hollybrook House has a bird that refuses to leave the portico. Built in the 1750s with fancy limestone views of Lough…

Aghanagh ChurchChurch/chapel · 1.9 mi

Explorer Tom Aghanagh Church in Cuilsheeghary More has strict rules: no smartphones, no talking, and absolutely no one wearing…

Mapped graveyardGraveyard · 2.2 mi

Explorer Tom Mapped graveyard in County Sligo has a ghost that is far too lazy to haunt anyone, preferring to sit by the fence and…

More historic places in County Sligo · All of County Sligo

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

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover