Quarry in Oldglass, County Laois

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What is recorded here

In undulating countryside. This is a quarry. Indicated as a semi-circular shaped ditch running from South through East to North in an area of woodland. This feature is not indicated on the 1838 edition of the OS six-inch map. No monument is indicated in this woodland area on the 1838 edition of the OS six-inch map.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA029-027

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