What is recorded here
In the base of a valley running E-W in mountainous area. Circular round topped mound (H 3m; diam 19.2m) of earthen material with no evidence of an enclosing fosse or external bank.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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