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Golden Hill quarry, is a former granite quarry on Golden Hill, adjacent to the village of Manor Kilbride, County Wicklow, Ireland. [2] [3] Its exact coordinates are unknown.Dr. Patrick Wyse Jackson, curator of the Geological Museum at Trinity College Dublin, hypothesised that the Golden Hill granite was so named due to it having been partially weathered in situ, with the result that the ...
Granite has also been exploited on the island of Ireland in counties Galway, Donegal and Down. [ 17 ] Prior to 1720, calp limestone was the main stone building material used in Dublin, and was quarried locally in the suburbs of Palmerstown , Kimmage , Rathgar [ 18 ] and Donnybrook (where a Dublin Bus depot exists today). [ 19 ]
Dalkey granite is known for its hardness when compared to other granites, being "as hard as iron" according to Jim Murphy, a Dublin stonecutter interviewed in 1976. [ 3 ] : 37:52 According to engineer John Hussey, Dalkey granite is an "engineering granite", suitable for the construction of harbours, breakwaters, lighthouses and slipways.
This is a list of megalithic monument on the island of Ireland. Megalithic monuments are found throughout Ireland , and include burial sites (including passage tombs , portal tombs and wedge tombs (or dolmens) ) and ceremonial sites (such as stone circles and stone rows ).
The Turoe stone is a granite stone decorated in a Celtic style located in the village of Bullaun, County Galway, Ireland, 6 km north of Loughrea off the R350 regional road. [1] It probably dates to about the period 100 BC to 100 AD. [ 2 ]
Rockall (/ ˈ r ɒ k ɔː l /) is an uninhabitable granite islet in the North Atlantic Ocean.The United Kingdom claims that Rockall lies within its territorial sea [1] and is part of its territory, but this claim is not recognised by Ireland.
Jonesborough or Jonesboro [3] [4] [5] (/ ˈ dʒ oʊ n z b ər ə /; Irish: Baile an Chláir) is a small village and civil parish in the Ring of Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is about 5 miles (8 km) south of Newry and lies 1,000 yards (1 km) from the border with County Louth in the Republic of Ireland.
Fossils discovered near Clogherhead, County Louth, show the coming together of shoreline fauna from both sides of the original dividing ocean. The mountains of northwest Ireland were formed during the collision, as was the granite that is found in locations in Donegal and Wicklow.