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Situated on a natural ridge overlooking the Liffey Valley, inside the Chapelizod gate at Phoenix Park. Known as 'Cnoc-Maraidhe' or 'Hill of the Mariners'. In the early 19th-century a mound stood on the site. Excavations exposed the central cist containing two crouched skeletons accompanied by a shell necklace, flint…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU018-007011
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gareth James, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
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