Quarry in Crossconnell More, County Galway

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

A hachured feature marked on the 1946-7 revision of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1983 to be a quarry. 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 GA099-078

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