What is recorded here
These hearths underlay the foundation levels of a Neolithic cairn (DG086-002001-), located on a low ridge at the NE end of Lough Mourne. They were discovered and fully excavated in 2011 during an archaeological excavation at the cairn undertaken in advance of the proposed development of a dam at Lough Mourne (Delaney…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG086-002003
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- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- Darrin Antrobus, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Kenneth Allen, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, ph.pinterest.com
- Wikimedia Commons contributor shown on the public file page · Public domain
- Lisa Gallagher / Donegal Daily, www.donegaldaily.com
- Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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