Quarry in Aghfarrell, County Dublin

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What is recorded here

This site has been re-assessed and will not be included in the revised RMP. Record created for a possible mound. Delisted from RMP based on field note identifying the site as a quarry of post-1700 date (Geraldine Stout, 05 October 2010). See WI002-001---- as this quarry straddles the county boundary with Wicklow.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU024-068

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