What is recorded here
Located in a low-lying drumlin valley with views onto the Ox Mountains in the S and Knocknarea in the W. Comprises a circular area (diam. 45m) enclosed by two banks and intervening fosse. The entrance (Wth 8.2m) is located in the E. Excavations in advance of road construction revealed a cremation at the base of the…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL014-224
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.ca
- St John’s GAA Club Sligo (official club blog publisher); individual photographer not named, stjohnsgaaclub.blogspot.com
- Sligo GAA (publisher); individual photographer not stated, sligogaa.ie
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Bob Embleton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- D Gore, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
- Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
- Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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