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Quarry GA005-014---- in Ballintava

Quarry

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GA005-014----
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What is recorded here

A hachured area depicted on the 1930 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a disused and overgrown gravel pit.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA005-014

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  • Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, archaeology.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.echolive.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.irelandhighlights.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • JohnArmagh, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.inkl.com
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Dougbermingham at en.wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
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