What is recorded here
A low subrectangular mound, defined by a stone wall some 2-3 courses high, with a depression in the centre, where there is a small upright stone. The mound is 4.5m N-S × 2.5m E-W. The site is locally known as the 'Priest's Grave'. It is situated on the lower SW slopes of Ballintlieve Hill, in rough uncultivated…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG019-003
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- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.insidehook.com
- Picture: Glendowen
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- David Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Michael Murtagh, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.tuatha.ie
- Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
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