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Carranmore

Cairn, unclassified
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The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). Oval, round-topped cairn (max. dims. 16m NW-SE, 10m NE-SW; H 1.8m-2.5m).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH008-063

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  • Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, irisharchaeology.org
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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