The STONEBUILT Ireland database links Material Sources (e.g. quarries, brickfields) and their Materials (e.g. stones, bricks, minerals) to Heritage Sites (e.g. churches, houses), with details of how the material is used in architectural features.
Anglingham Marble Quarry Cathedral of Our Lady and St. Nicholas (RC), Galway, coral and brachiopod fossil detail in Anglingham black limestone Cathedral of Our Lady and St. Nicholas (RC), Galway
Material Sources Heritage Sites
Data Overview
News and Events
July 10, 2025 New Book Trinity geologists release new book for walkers interested in Dublin’s built heritage. …
November 30, 2022 Connemara Marble designated an IUGS Heritage Stone November, 2022 Raidió na Gaelteachta Broadcast – 14 November 2022 (Skip to …
November 1, 2022 EuroLithos: European Ornamental Stone Resources STONEBUILT IRELAND and Geological Survey Ireland provided data on 50 Irish stone …
October 7, 2022 International Geodiversity Day 6th October 2022 Dr Patrick Wyse Jackson has contributed a short video …
February 28, 2022 Irish Geological Research Meeting Queens University, Belfast, 25 February 2022 'Poster presentation: ‘Stonebuilt Ireland: recording sources …
October 12, 2021 II International Workshop on Heritage Stones Torino, Italy, 5-7th October 2021 Paper presentation: ‘Heritage Stones from Europe: Irish …
August 13, 2021 National Heritage Week 14th-22nd August, 2021 National Heritage Week 2021 takes place from 14th August …
June 26, 2020 STONEBUILT Ireland Project Agreement Signed June, 2020 STONEBUILT Ireland recently signed a research collaboration agreement between GSI, …
August 30, 2019 Exhibitions Heritage Week, 2019 (and onwards) Building stone exhibitions were installed at key …
Virtual Workshops
Module 1
STONEBUILT Ireland Aim and objectives
Module 2
Identification of rock types
Module 3
Walls and stone recording
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