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In reclaimed pastureland. A small sunken area defined by stones proved on inspection in 1968 to be an old unroofed cart shed (SMR file). No visible surface trace survives.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA112-056

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Jonathan Thacker, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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