What is recorded here
According to Holt (1911-12, 248-9), there were two 'dolmens' (see also GA095-119----) on the road side at Knocknagoneeny in Prospechill townland that were 'only a few yards distant from each other. This one was 'almost touching the road wall' and it consisted of a 'huge irregularly rhomboidal roof slab, 11 ft. by 8…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA095-119001
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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- Ian Capper, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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