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Megalithic structure in Eyon

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Identified by archaeologist Celie O Rahilly in 1995 while preparing an EIS for a quarry extension. She noted "some large erratic boulders on the surface. It was not possible to examine these closely as they were separated by a boundary. They may be a natural formation or they may form an alignment of archaeological significance". In a further report in 1999, she wrote "it would now not be possible to examine this area as it is now backfilled". Extensive land clearance has taken place in this area and the feature described by O Rahilly is no longer evident.
Identified by archaeologist Celie O Rahilly in 1995 while preparing an EIS for a quarry extension. She noted "some large erratic boulders on the surface. It was not possible to examine these closely as they were separated by a boundary. They may be a natural formation or they may form an alignment of archaeological significance". In a further report in 1999, she wrote "it would now not be possible to examine this…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI015-051

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Pictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Antony Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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