What is recorded here
On a low hill in undulating pasture. Excavation in 2009 revealed evidence for possible medieval agricultural activity at and within a burial ground (LF013-146----). A series of linear gullies and shallow ditches aligned NW–SE was interpreted, largely on the basis of stratigraphic evidence, as the remnants of a field…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LF013-147
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, nigelborrington.com
- Thomas Flinkow / Sportsfile, published by GAA, www.gaa.ie
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