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Altar in Inis Oírr

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Within the SE quadrant of a cashel (GA120-028005-). Named 'Altar' on the OS 6-inch maps, this leacht (2m NW-SE; 1.7m NE-SW; H 0.8m) is defined by a roughly rectangular pile of drystone masonry. Slabs protruding above the sod to the E and S of it may mark possible graves (GA120-028008-) (information from Dr J. Waddell).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA120-028001

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  • louise price, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Christine Matthews, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Laurel Lodged, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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  • Karie Kuiper, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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