Quarry in Slevin, County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

Marked only on the 1930 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a small feature (diam. c. 5m), and situated on a gentle NW-facing slope. It is not visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture, and not known locally. It was probably a pit or a quarry.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO028-053

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