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Quarry in Templemartin

Quarry

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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 gravel 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 GA096-168

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  • Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
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