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In flat pasture, 114m E of disused railway. Depicted on the 1840 OSi 6-inch map as raised circular-shaped area/platform defined by a scarp. Not depicted on 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map which suggests monument was levelled between these map dates. No surface remains visible levelled monument on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12. Faint traces of cropmark visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/02/2020. See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 24 March 2021

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI031-084

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
  • Dromin Athlacca Banogue club; individual photographer not named, drominathlaccabanogue.clubzap.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
  • Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, evoke.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
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