What is recorded here
Located on a natural hillock in undulating terrain, in pastureland. Higher ground is formed by a ridge to the NW. A bivallate site with very impressive defences and a well-defined causewayed entrance (Wth 2-2.3m) at E with banks declining in height towards the entrance. The site is circular (27m N-S; 28.5m E-W) and is…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TN017-027
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- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, en.m.wikipedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.com.au
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