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Quarry in Westown

Quarry

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What is recorded here

Small circular-shaped quarry (approx. diam. 34m) bisected by the townland boundary between Westown and Naul  depicted on the 1837 ed. OSi six-inch map. Partially indicated on the last edition of the OSi six-inch map. Area of trees and scrubland visible on the 2013-18 MapGenie orthoimage.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU004-112

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  • C O'Flanagan, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Offdaw, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • C O'Flanagan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Matthew Burke (@mattsportspics), credited by Dublin GAA and watermarked on photograph, www.dublingaa.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.ireland.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.irishamericanmom.com
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