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Earthwork in Dunsink

Earthwork

What is recorded here

On a knoll. Comprises a large irregularly shaped mound (diam c. 20m, H 3m). A curvilinear feature attached to this mound was investigated in 1994 and proved to be of modern construction (Keeley 1995; Healy 1975, 27).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU014-032

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Aaron Poet, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • JP, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • St Brigid’s GAA official club page, article by Mark Hanley; individual photograph maker not stated, stbrigidsgaa.clubzap.com
  • Laurel Lodged, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Laurel Lodged, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • TeaTimeJ, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Harold Strong, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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