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Situated in grassland on the SE face of a gently rising hill with good views from E-S–SW. Flat cemetery (WM010-009----) 25m to SE. A slightly raised circular area (approx. diam. 25m. NW-SE) sloping slightly from N-S, enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank. The bank has been levelled from NE-SSE. At SSE three stones set on edge to form a revetment to the inside of the bank and a large upright flagstone may represent one side of an entrance feature. There is an entrance to a Man-made underground passage (WM010-008001-) in the N side of the interior. Built into the Man-made underground passage wall is a long stone decorated with prehistoric rock art (WM010-008002-).
Situated in grassland on the SE face of a gently rising hill with good views from E-S–SW. Flat cemetery (WM010-009----) 25m to SE. A slightly raised circular area (approx. diam. 25m. NW-SE) sloping slightly from N-S, enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank. The bank has been levelled from NE-SSE. At SSE three stones set on edge to form a revetment to the inside of the bank and a large upright flagstone may…
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM010-008
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- Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Jamesco101, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Richard Webb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Charles T. G. Clarke, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 瑞丽江的河水, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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