Baneshane Marble Quarry

Material Source Icon Baneshane Marble Quarry
County:
Cork
Townland:
Baneshane
Status:
Inactive
Primary Rock Type:
Limestone
Start Date:
Owner/Operator(s):
Lord Midleton; 1903: Penrose-Fitzgerald, J. P.

Notes:

The Baneshane red limestone quarry was situated nearly a mile west of Midleton, close to the road leading southwards from Whitegate Rock to Ballyannan Castle. The Baneshane quarry is classed in a broader sense as a 'Midleton red marble quarry'. See entry on Midleton Marble Quarries for detailed description.

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