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Earthwork in Ballinlyna Upper

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In upland pasture 170m E of the townland boundary with Clovers. Standing stone (LI056-074----) lies 80m to W and cist burial (LI056-037----) 115m to NNW. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised oval-shaped area (dims. c. 75m NE-SW; 46m NW-SE) defined by a scarp. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimage.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI056-038

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.atlasobscura.com
  • john salter, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Sporting Limerick; individual photographer not stated, sportinglimerick.com
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