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Quarry in Fairyhill

Quarry

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What is recorded here

Marked only on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map. The cartographic evidence suggests it is a sand pit. As it is of post-AD 1700 date it does not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Not visited.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA127-002

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • Maker not stated on source page, za.pinterest.com
  • Portumna Camogie Club (photographer not named), portumnacamogie.ie
  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.galwaytourism.ie
  • C O'Flanagan, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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