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Situated on summit of SW-NE orientated ridge, on slight SSE-facing slope, in pasture. Not marked on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map but depicted on the 1912 edition as a small circular hachured area (diam. c. 6m). No surface trace of an archaeological feature is visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL005-013

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  • Michael Murtagh, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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