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Maullaghseefin

Barrow, mound barrow

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In small clearing in forestry atop Monteen Hill. Circular earthen mound (H 1.55m; diam. 10.9m) enclosed on top (diam. c. 5m) by low earthen bank E->N giving appearance of depression in centre. Investigated by Windele in 1842 (O'Mahoney 1909, 215-217) who describes hollow on top (2.5 feet deep and 11 feet diameter) and 'broken range of 25 stones' (diam. 35 feet) barely protruding above ground level around base. Tunnel was dug from E side and abandoned when 'no kist or remains of any kind' were found.
In small clearing in forestry atop Monteen Hill. Circular earthen mound (H 1.55m; diam. 10.9m) enclosed on top (diam. c. 5m) by low earthen bank E->N giving appearance of depression in centre. Investigated by Windele in 1842 (O'Mahoney 1909, 215-217) who describes hollow on top (2.5 feet deep and 11 feet diameter) and 'broken range of 25 stones' (diam. 35 feet) barely protruding above ground level around base.…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO123-004

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · Public domain
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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