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Quarry in Foohagh

Quarry

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What is recorded here

Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). A hachured circular feature is marked on the 1923 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. On inspection in 2003 this was found to be a quarried area (21m N-S; 6m E-W; D 1.1m).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL056-028

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  • Matteo.mazza.91, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • John Morton from Adelaide, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Dmitrij Rodionov, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Charles W Glynn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • John Shorten, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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