What is recorded here
National Monument No. 532. In pasture on top of Clonin Hill with extensive views of the surrounding countryside. Impressive view of burial mound (OF010-004001-) on top of Croghan Hill 4.5km to W. Natural rock outcrop (H 0.6m x 1.4m x 1.6m) known locally as a mass-rock (SMR File) in SW quadrant of fosse of ring-barrow (OF011-001----). The weathered NW facing surface of the rock contains features of natural weathering except for two horseshoe-shaped symbols and a cross with expanded terminals (SMR File).
National Monument No. 532. In pasture on top of Clonin Hill with extensive views of the surrounding countryside. Impressive view of burial mound (OF010-004001-) on top of Croghan Hill 4.5km to W. Natural rock outcrop (H 0.6m x 1.4m x 1.6m) known locally as a mass-rock (SMR File) in SW quadrant of fosse of ring-barrow (OF011-001----). The weathered NW facing surface of the rock contains features of natural…
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF011-001001
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Clonin EarthworksMountain / peak · 27 ydBarrowBarrow, ring-barrow · 99 yd
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Killure LodgeHouse · 629 yd
presbytery/parochial/curate's house722 ydHoly PlantationForest · 1316 ydVictoria PlantationWood · 1692 ydMoat HillMountain / peak · 2.6 mi
Croghan HillMountain / peak · 2.8 mi
Downan Grave YardGraveyard · 3.9 mi
Castle JordanArchaeological place · 5.1 mi
Grange CastleCastle, tower house · 6.1 mi.jpg/250px-Croppies_Grave_Clonard_-_panoramio_(1).jpg "Photo: Robin Pollard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0")
Croppies' GraveMemorial · 11 miPictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Sarah777 at en.wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain; Kenneth Gallery Smyth, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0; Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Douglas P.Bermingham, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0; Robin Pollard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
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