Quarry, Marblehill, Co. Galway
Co. Galway |
Mining
At Marblehill in County Galway, a disused gravel pit sits quietly in the landscape, the kind of industrial remnant that rarely draws attention but speaks to the ordinary working history of a place.
Gravel extraction, though unglamorous, was essential to rural communities for road-making, drainage, and construction, and pits like this one were once a practical fixture of the Irish countryside.
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Marblehill, Co. Galway
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