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Marked as a small copse on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated towards the bottom of the S-facing slope of Tara Hill. This is a circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 37m E-W; 34m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5-4.5m; H 0.6-1.3m) with external stone cladding and an external fosse (Wth 4-8m; D 0.4-1m). There is no identifiable entrance. The possible standing stone (WX007-027----) is c. 30m to the ESE.
Marked as a small copse on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated towards the bottom of the S-facing slope of Tara Hill. This is a circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 37m E-W; 34m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5-4.5m; H 0.6-1.3m) with external stone cladding and an external fosse (Wth 4-8m; D 0.4-1m). There is no identifiable entrance. The possible standing stone (WX007-027----) is c.…
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX007-026
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