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Quarry in Milestown

Quarry

What is recorded here

Quarry depicted as a kidney-shaped excavated area (approx. dims. 45m N-S x 40m E-W)  in a field immediately to the E of the Delvin River with access road running NE off the NW side of the quarry on the 1837 ed. OSi six-inch map. Outlined as an irregular shaped area on the last edition of the OSi six-inch map. Depicted as an irregular shaped area (dims. c. 20m N-S x 28m E-W) surrounded by tree plantation on the 1863 ed. OSi 25-inch map. Visible as a triangular-shaped tree plantation on the 2013-2018 MapGenie orthoimagery of the area.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU001-035

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  • Glenveagh Homes; photographer not named, glenveagh.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, extra.ie
  • Offdaw, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Christian Pirkl, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 at
  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
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