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On a slight slope in farmland. Not indicated on the 1837 or 1887 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. An upright stone (H 1m), aligned approximately E-W, stands 2.5m E of two prostrate slabs, the larger almost 2m in maximum dimension. Although not included by de Valera and Ó Nualláin (1972, 89) in their main list these three…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LF011-004
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, roaringwaterjournal.com
- Maker not stated on source page, br.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- 2ManyCats4Me, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
- Granard Motte.png : Smcq Derivative work: Hogweard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.nps.gov
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