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Quarry in Rathgorgin

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What is recorded here

A hachured feature marked on the 1933 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1983 to be a 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 GA096-149

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
  • Mac McCarron, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
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