What is recorded here
On Inishshark. In a brief note Kinahan (1868, 348) recorded that 'according to the Ordnance Map, there ought to be a church [GA009D002----], a cloghaun [GA009D005001-], and cromlech' on the island. The 'cromlech' was 'broken down, and could scarcely be recognised' but enough remained to for him to believe it was 'a…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA009D013
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- Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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