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Situated on slight rise of ground near summit of low hill (OD 247) with townland boundary with Ummeras More 70m to N. Cropmark of a circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 45m) defined by a two concentric ditches are visible on ESRI aerial imagery. No surface remains visible. See attached images provided courtesy of William Anderson Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by William Anderson Date of upload: 18 May 2020

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD021-015

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