Survey Data
Reg No
30409425
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Quay/wharf
In Use As
Quay/wharf
Date
1820 - 1860
Coordinates
135838, 220481
Date Recorded
19/09/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Irregular-plan quay, built c.1840, having rubble limestone walls to north and south, and grassy surface, with roughly hewn limestone mooring posts.
Appraisal
This simply designed and built quay reflects the former importance of commercial maritime activity in Galway Bay and remains an attractive landmark in the locality. One of several quays and piers in the South Galway area, it would have been important for fishing and seaweed gathering in the nineteenth century.