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Giants Graves

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Standing stone described by O'Kelly (1944, 29) as following; 'A limestone pillar 5' [1.5m] high and 1' 9" [0.53m] by 1' 4" [0.4m] at the base. It is not on the O.S. map'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI032-158

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, evoke.ie
  • Ballyhoura Failte, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, au.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.cascadiadaily.com
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • No machine-readable author provided. Christian1965~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Knockane GAA Club website; individual photographer not stated, www.knockane.com
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