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Mound in Dowth, County Meath (ME020-015----)

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ME020-015----
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The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). c. 20m). Berm at mid height and depression on top. Possibly landscape feature. (O'Kelly 1978, 55-6)

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME020-015

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