Ballinafad Limestone Quarry

Material Source Icon Ballinafad Limestone Quarry Heritage Site Icon Heritage Site(s)
County:
Sligo
Townland:
Ballinafad
Status:
Inactive
Primary Rock Type:
Limestone
Start Date:

Notes:

On the south-west shore of Lough Arrow, stone from this quarry was much used before the quarries at Boyle, Co. Roscommon were worked. Crystalline, semi-compact, greyish-blue, easily worked stone.

References

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