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Cist in Shasmore

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Situated at the summit of Saddle Hill. Two radially-set stones in the ring of the ring of ring-cairn (LE008-006001-) at WSW may indicate an entrance or a cist.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE008-006002

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  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Richard Webb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.echolive.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, curiousireland.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, au.pinterest.com
  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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