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Quarry in Clogherboy

Quarry

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In rolling pastureland. A hachured feature marked on the 1932 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1985 to be a quarried-out pit. As it is of post-AD 1700 date it does not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA044-034

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  • Maker not stated on source page, nexusnewsfeed.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.wildernessireland.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Nigel Thompson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Killererin Community Council; photographer not stated, killererin.ie
  • liam murphy, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
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