Quarry in Lowville, County Galway

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What is recorded here

A hachured feature marked on the 1948 revision of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1985 to be a disused 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 GA074-088

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