Quarry in Knocknagin, County Dublin

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What is recorded here

Small irregular-shaped quarry (approx. dims. 30m E-W x 20m N-S) on S side of field field boundary depicted on the 1837 ed. OSi six-inch map. Area depicted as a tree plantation on the last edition of the OSi six-inch map. Area of old quarry visible as a tree covered area in tillage field on the 2013-18 MapGenie orthoimage.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU002-025

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