Barnacullia quarries

Barnacullia quarries
Evening light in Barnacullia, 2010
Location
Barnacullia quarries is located in Dublin
Barnacullia quarries
Barnacullia quarries
LocationBarnacullia,
Sandyford,
Dublin 18,
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
CountryRepublic of Ireland
Coordinates53°15′20″N 6°14′02″W / 53.2555°N 6.2340°W / 53.2555; -6.2340
Production
ProductsGranite
History
Opened1874 (earliest)[1]

The Barnacullia quarries are a number of former, and current, granite quarries in the townland of Barnacullia[2] on the north-eastern slopes of Three Rock Mountain in the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.[3][4][5][6][7] According to a Historic Landscape Character Assessment (HLCA) conducted in 2006, the area was at one point "an important source of granite for the buildings of nearby Dublin".[3]

The main quarry at Barnacullia is sometimes referred to as Murphystone quarry, after the name of a company who used/uses it, or Blue Light quarry after the name of a well-known nearby pub.[8][9] Other quarries onsite include Black Quarry, where UPC Communications Ireland Ltd erected a stayed telecommunications mast.[10][11]

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  2. ^ "Barnacullia / Barr na Coille". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Historic Landscape Character Assessment: Barnacullia (Parts 1-5 ONLY)" (PDF). Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Historic Landscape Character Assessment: Barnacullia (Parts 6-7a ONLY)" (PDF). Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Historic Landscape Character Assessment: Barnacullia (Part 7b ONLY)" (PDF). Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Historic Landscape Character Assessment: Barnacullia (Part 8 ONLY)" (PDF). Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Historic Landscape Character Assessment: Barnacullia (Parts 9-12 ONLY)" (PDF). Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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  9. ^ "Blue Light Quarry, Barnacullia, Dublin County, Leinster, Ireland". mindat.org. Mindat.org. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  10. ^ "PLANNING APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR WEEK 42 DATED 13.10.2014 TO 17.10.2014" (PDF). dlrcoco.ie. Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Inspector's Report ABP 310656-21: Lands at 'Petros', Carty's Green, Ballyedmonduff Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18" (PDF). pleanala.ie. An Bord Pleanála. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2024.