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Quarry in Tristaun

Quarry

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What is recorded here

This disused gravel pit is defined by a hollow.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA099-193

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jan Wyk, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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