Barrow in Donadea, County Kildare

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What is recorded here

Situated in reclaimed grassland. Cropmark of circular shaped area (approx. diam. 36m) visible on Google earth aerial imagery taken 02/06/2016. On this aerial photograph there is the cropmark of a small central circular feature like a small mound. Could be the cropmark of a possible ring-barrow. See attached image taken from Google Earth aerial photograph taken 02/06/2016 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Dr. Rob O'Hara Date of upload: 25 February 2020

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD009-055

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