What is recorded here
Situated on a rise in a fairly level landscape, and indicated as a roofed building on the 1836 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. This consists of the foundations (Wth 0.5m) of a rectangular building orientated E-W (ext. dims c. 16m E-W, c. 7m N-S) with an annexe (dims 5m x 5m) attached to the E end. There is an entrance gap…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME015-082
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- Maker not stated on source page, uk.fusedlearning.com
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.ctinsider.com
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