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On the W side of a road c. 100m NW of the site of Callan battlefield (KE094-017----), on a N-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Slaheny River. A roughly oval stone (2.55m N-S; 1.4m E-W), lying flat on the ground, is reputed to mark the burial place of 'Donal Chieftain of the McCarthy Fineens' who died during…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE094-017001
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- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Tripadvisor visitor; individual photographer not stated, Tripadvisor visitor
- Maker not stated on source page, www.irishexaminer.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.irelandhighlights.com
- Maker not stated on source page, ca.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.isle-of-mull.net
- Maker not stated on source page, ph.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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