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Cairn in Fourknocks

Cairn, unclassified
Cairn in Fourknocks
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The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). 8m H 1m) surrounded by berm and fosse. covering pit burial (PRIA 1971, 39, 40) Covered by cemetery mound (ME033-029003-). This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 18/1976).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME033-029002

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  • Maker not stated on source page, in.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.youtube.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • SeoR, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Dvcireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • C O'Flanagan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.ireland.com
  • C O'Flanagan, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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