What is recorded here
Situated in a slight col between a low spur to the SW and a low plateau c. 600m to the NE. A rectangular well (dims. 1.2m E-W; 0.9m N-S; H 1.7m) has a concrete and stone surround and is contained in a cairn (diam. 5.5m; H 1m at E to 2m at W) of grass and tree-covered granite boulders and field stones. Its opening (Wth…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX029-003
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
- Hywel Williams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- 瑞丽江的河水 / Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org
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