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Quarry in Ballaghymurry

Quarry

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On the brow of a low hill in rolling pastureland. A hachured area depicted on the 1929 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a shallow gravel pit.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA002-004

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  • Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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