Mass-rock in Uragh, County Leitrim

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What is recorded here

In an undulating landscape of mixed woodland which slopes down generally to the S. A mass-rock is known locally, and is described as a few stones gathered together in a hollow surrounded by holly trees (Gallogly 1993-4, 439: 1999, 400). A wood of about c. 9 acres (c. 3.5 ha.) now occupies this general area but the monument was not precisely located.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE001-068

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