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House, Indeterminate date WM024-159001- in Killaroo

House, indeterminate date

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Official monument number
WM024-159001-
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What is recorded here

Situated on a steep rocky hillock, in rough, undulating pasture. In the NE quadrant of ringfort (WM024-159----) are the remains of a small, rectangular-shaped house site (dims. 6m NW-SE; 2m NE-SW).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM024-159001

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, theirishaesthete.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, br.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, irisharchaeology.org
  • J McCauley (as credited in photo caption), www.westmeathindependent.ie
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