What is recorded here
In pasture, situated on a ridge top, close to the break of slope on the SE side where the ground falls gradually for c. 50m towards a stream. At the N edge of the ridge there is a steeper slope, at the base of which there are two holy wells (SL019-151001-; SL019-151002-) located c. 130m N of the enclosure. Excellent…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL019-226
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.megalithic.co.uk
- Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.ca
- Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
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