Fairy fort or stone ringfort in Cloonlumney

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What is recorded here

Marked only on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a level landscape. Circular scrub-covered area (int. diam. 31.8m N-S; 29.8m E-W) defined by a rebuilt drystone wall (Wth 2-2.7m; int. H 1.1-1.9m; ext. H 1.7-2.3m). There is no visible entrance. There is a local tradition of use as a childrens' burial ground (RO008B003002-), and a record of grave-markers in the SE quadrant (Gannon 1972), but they do not survive.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO008B003001

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