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Quarry in Darrary South

Quarry

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What is recorded here

A hachured area marked on the 1932 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1985 to be a disused sand pit.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA017-081

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