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Mound

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On a low N-S ridge in mixed tillage and pasture. The monument is a partially overgrown, circular, round-topped, earthen mound (diam. at base c. 22m; diam. at top c. 5.5m; H c. 4m) with gently sloping sides, which are crossed NE-SW by old cultivation ridges. Visible on a 2005 aerial photograph (OSi Orthophoto) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Neolithic passage tomb; dates to the earlier part of the Neolithic period in Ireland (c. 3700–2500 BCE). It represents a significant megalithic tradition associated with early farming communities and ritual practices.

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