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At the NW base of Saddle Hill with a river c. 50m to the S, flowing eastward. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 4, 274), In Mr. Sheehy’s land, in Blessington, is a great “raw,” or rath [KK028-036----] … East of this, at the base of Saddle Hill, and also in Mr. Sheehy’s land, is another very large circular “raw.”. It…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK029-019
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