Cist in Ballymurphy, County Clare

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What is recorded here

In a ravine running ENE-WSW, in rough pasture within a large multiperiod field system (CL009-013001-). Listed as ‘Cist’ in the RMP (1996). Indicated at ITM 520427, 698305 on an annotated 6-inch map (pers. comm. Tom Coffey, SMR file). On inspection in 1998 no visible remains were found at that location.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL009-143001

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