Survey Data

Reg No

20906307


Rating

Regional


Categories of Special Interest

Historical, Technical


Original Use

Weir


Date

1780 - 1800


Coordinates

163837, 76422


Date Recorded

26/07/2007


Date Updated

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Description

Dressed limestone weir, built c. 1790, on Blarney River.

Appraisal

One of a group of interesting structures associated with Monard and Coolowen Ironworks. Weir powered mill now converted to house, part of spade and shovel manufacturing enterprise established by Abraham Beale in the late eighteenth century. Closed late as 1960. Interesting feature in landscape.