What is recorded here
Located in a small bay of intertidal mudflats created by a bend in the River Moy, in the upper reaches of its estuary. It is directly opposite Rathfran Abbey (MA015-031005-), which stands 100m to N on the N bank of the river. This enigmatic structure is not indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is shown as a small…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA015-031008
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- Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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