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Quarry in Knockmore

Quarry

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In undulating meadowland. A hachured feature marked on the 1947-8 revision of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1985 to be a disused gravel 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 GA086-182

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