CARRIGFOYLE TRAIL "Quarry Lake, Dropping Rock" (Co. Wexford, Ireland) [2.7K]

This area of Forth Mountain has a long history of stone quarrying. In the early 1900s, Wexford County Council began to use the area as an official quarry to produce stone aggregate for the construction of roads and other public projects. Many local men were employed here over the years. Stone was broken by hand in the early years and drawn away by horse and cart.

In 1979, the quarry was leased by Wexford County Council to Roadstone Ltd, who planned to scale up stone abstraction. There were planning objections to the scale of development and the issue was eventually decided in the High Court. Planning conditions were imposed requiring preservation of the north facing slopes of Windgap Rocks. These and other developments reduced the commercial viability of the quarry and in 1984 quarry operations ceased at Carrigfoyle. In the years that followed, the excavated pit filled naturally with water producing the beautiful lake we have today. Trees also spread across the surrounding ground area, adding to its natural and scenic beauty.

One of the viewpoints is on Windgap Rocks, which served as a rebel look out post during the 1798 Rebellion. On the 30th May 1798, a Crown force column was spotted enroute to Wexford Town. The famous battle that ensued on the lower slopes was known as the Battle of Three Rocks, resulting in the Rebel Army’s decisive victory. You can continue downhill to the battlefield site or re-join the main Trail back here.

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