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At At the E end of a N-S ridge in undulating countryside with panoramic views in all directions. A circular dome-like mound (diam. c. 60m), that rises above a scarp (H 0.5-1.4m) from SSE-S-W, is encircled by a berm (Wth 6-7.5m; H 1.34-1.75m). The latter is enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 6.45m; H 0.45m)…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LF010-079
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.nps.gov
- Maker not stated on source page, graveyardsofscotland.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Granard Motte.png : Smcq Derivative work: Hogweard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2ManyCats4Me, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
- Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
- Eric Jones, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, irisharchaeology.org
- Maker not stated on source page, www.geograph.ie
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