What is recorded here
In an earthen embankment on the NE side of a local roadway, c. 200m to the NW of the entrance to Kiltartan church (GA122-104----). This milestone, named ‘M.S.’ on the 1922 edition of the OS 6-inch map, consists of a well-dressed flat-topped trapezoidal-shaped limestone pillar (H 0.63m; Wth 0.29m at front, 0.46m at…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA122-148
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- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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- Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Le.Loup.Gris, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- Megankeane13, Wikimedia Commons
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