Designed landscape feature in Kilnabinnia, County Offaly

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What is recorded here

This is the site of a mound. The site is marked on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps. The mound is at present a cresent shaped ridge, a large gap in the Northern section. Measurements are hard to distinguish because of the overgrowth. The height of the ridge is approximately 11m. The diameter of the site at North/South measures approx 23m. The diameter of the site at East/West measures approx 20.6m. The presence of a large house nearby may suggest possible landscape feature. This site is of no archaeological importance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF008-022

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