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Quarry in Skehanagh, County Galway (GA117-098----)

Quarry

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GA117-098----
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The following text has been copied across from the summary field. Olive Alcock 14 August 2014. On a hillock in pastureland. Marked as a quarry on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map and as a hachured feature on the 1947 revision. On inspection in 1992 no visible surface trace survived.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA117-098

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