Pitwood Quarries
Pitwood Quarries is a quarry in County Cavan, Ulster. Pitwood Quarries is situated nearby to the peak Drumcalpin, as well as near the forest Oak Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Finn McCools Fingers.
St Mary’s Church
Church
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St Mary’s Church is situated 1 km east of Pitwood Quarries.
Finn McCools Fingers
Archaeological site
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Finn McCools Fingers are a set of five standing stones on Shantemon mountain in County Cavan. The name is derived from the story that giant Celtic warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill lost a hand in battle. The stones are arranged in a south-east/north-west orientation. Finn McCools Fingers is situated 4 km southeast of Pitwood Quarries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyhaise and Butlers Bridge.
Ballyhaise
Village
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Ballyhaise is a village in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated approximately 7 km north-northeast of Cavan and 11 km, via the N54, from the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland.
Butlers Bridge
Village
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Butlersbridge, also Butler's Bridge, is a village in County Cavan in Ireland, 5 km north of Cavan town just off the N3 national primary road. It was previously a through-point on the N3, but was bypassed in 1999. Butlers Bridge is situated 2½ km west of Pitwood Quarries.
Cavan Town
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Cavan is the county town of County Cavan in northwest Ireland. The same name is used for the county, so on this page it's referred to as Cavan Town wherever ambiguity might arise.
Pitwood Quarries
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: County Cavan, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.04085° or 54° 2′ 27″ northLongitude
-7.33741° or 7° 20′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C6J2MR7+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 1113119214OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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