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Megalithic structure in Ballyformoyle

Megalithic structure

What is recorded here

On a low rise towards the bottom of the S-facing slope of Ballyformoyle Hill. A sunken, overgrown area (int. dims 2.2m NE-SW; 1.7m NW-SE; D 0.6m) defined by a large sandstone slab at SE and parallel limestone slabs at the NE and SW sides. It was investigated in the early 19th-century when it was thought to have rock-art (RO004-052002-) (D'Alton 1845, 115-6), of which there is no evidence, and it now includes drystone walling at the NW end.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO004-052001

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  • St Michael’s GAA Club blog; photographer not named, stmichaelsgaa.blogspot.com
  • PST Sport (project contractor and publisher); individual photographer not named, pstsport.com
  • Bing image result, image search
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Tara GFC (individual photographer not stated), taragfc.co.uk
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Real Group Photos / realboyle (Flickr account); individual photographer not stated, www.flickr.com
  • Sawyer777, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Gillaween, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Bob Embleton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Djm-leighpark, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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