Survey Data
Reg No
14804012
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Turntable
Date
1875 - 1880
Coordinates
263623, 232958
Date Recorded
10/08/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Former turntable, built in 1877 by the Midland Great Western Railway at Edenderry Station. Now disused. Comprising semi-circular random coursed limestone wall. Joist holes dispersed throughout walls.
Appraisal
The Midland Great Western Railway, which established the train station in Edenderry in 1877, played an integral role in the lives of local residents. The turntable, with its particular semi-circular shape, was used to rotate incoming engines in preparation for an outward journey. Unfortunately, little evidence of the turntable tracks has survived, but the stone structure remains extant.