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Located on a low rise in an area of undulating terrain, with extensive views to NW across an expanse of lowlying pasture. A small stream valley is located 270m to S. Roughly circular platform (37.8m N−S; 42.6m E−W) defined by a bank/scarp. The bank/scarp is modified to serve as a field fence for much of the circuit:…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA071-110
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Swinford GAA; the page thanks Michael Maye, Rita Campbell and Fiona McDonagh, without assigning the panoramic image to one maker, swinfordgaa.ie
- Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
- The Carlisle Kid, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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