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Quarry in Attiflynn

Quarry

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On the W slope of a hill. A hachured area depicted on the 1930 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a slight hollow, probably a disused sand or gravel pit.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA005-002

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