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Quarry in Looscaun

Quarry

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On the N-facing slope of a hillock in undulating grassland. A hachured feature marked on the 1948 revision of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1983 to be a rectangular hollow filled with trees: most likely a disused sand or gravel 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 GA132-023

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