What is recorded here
Situated on top of a drumlin. It is well-known in the folk tradition (IFC: (949) 344-5, 482-3; (950) 496-7: https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes ), and although no name is associated with it two rather similar and very accurate sketch plans are provided by this sourece. A grass-covered trapezoidal cairn (dims 35m NE-SW; 22m…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MO013-029
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- Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
- Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.neverstoptraveling.com
- Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, www.geograph.ie
- Enda O Flaherty, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, onefabday.com
- Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
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