What is recorded here
In pasture, in gently undulating terrain. Ground rises slightly to S. Overlooked to SW by a low ridge. There is a farmyard immediately to NW. This enclosure is not indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is shown on the 1931 edition as a D-shaped hachured area, with the straight side at NW. The remains consist of a…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA071-115
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Swinford GAA; the page thanks Michael Maye, Rita Campbell and Fiona McDonagh, without assigning the panoramic image to one maker, swinfordgaa.ie
- Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
- The Carlisle Kid, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, megalithics.com
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