O0671 : Platin cement factory near Drogheda
taken 38 years ago, near to Caulstown and Donore, Meath, Ireland

Platin cement factory near Drogheda
The cement factory at Platin opened in 1972. Close to the Drogheda – Navan line, it was built with extensive sidings for despatch of the product by rail.
The Drogheda - Navan - Kingscourt railway :: O0974
Opened, in sections, by four railway companies between 1850 and 1875. Drogheda – Navan closed to passengers in 1958, Navan – Kingscourt in 1947. There are two short branches – to Platin cement factory at Drogheda and the Tara mines at Navan. The Navan – Kingscourt section handled gypsum trains until 2001. The line still serves the Tara mines.
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- O0671, 6 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 27 April, 1984 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 23 July, 2012
- Geographical Context
- Subject Location
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Irish:
O 066 715 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:40.9721N 6:23.1968W - Camera Location
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Irish:
O 070 720
- View Direction
- Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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