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Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a small feature (diam. c. 15m), and situated on a flat, low-lying landscape c. 200m from the NW shore of an arm of Lough Eidin. D-shaped grass-covered area with trees (dims 13.5m E-W; 10.4-13m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.5-1m) with traces of facing-stones. A modern lime-kiln is built into its SW side, and a N-S field bank cuts the perimeter at E. Rath (RO007-072----) is c. 140m to the WSW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO007-073

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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.thejournal.ie
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  • Alan Murray-Rust, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • St Michael’s GAA Club blog; photographer not named, stmichaelsgaa.blogspot.com
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