What is recorded here
On the summit of a low broad hill with good views in all directions (pers. comm. Robert Breen, 20 August 2024). There is a trigonometricl station of 267ft indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map immediately NE of the enclosure. In tillage. Not indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map or the 1899-1902…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK024-164
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- Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
- kevin higgins, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.ancient-origins.net
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