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On a gentle SE-facing slope at the S foothills of Fairmount Hill. A small oval enclosure (dims c. 20m N-S; c. 15m E-W), marked on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as attached to the SSE of rath (RO036-025001-), cannot be seen now.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO036-025002

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  • Maker not stated on source page, irishheritagenews.ie
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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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