What is recorded here
In undulating pastureland. This cairn is a National Monument (no. 251) in state care. Oval-shaped mound of stone (H 10m; diam. 51m at base), delimited by four flat kerbstones E to SW, enclosed by a heavily overgrown earthen bank (H 0.9m). Decorated stone ball recovered from the site in the late 1800s (NMI). Material…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA121-090
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- Hugh Thomson, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- Brendan Moran / Sportsfile, www.sportsfile.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.mayo-ireland.ie
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