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In pasture, prominently sited on the highest point on the narrow spine of a steep-sided esker which extends NE–SW in a sinuous line. The location provides excellent views of the surrounding landscape. A small, roughly circular rise (4.4m N–S; 3.2m E–W; H 0.45-0.7m) with a flat top (diam. 1.7m). At NW–SE the side of the mound merge with the steep natural slope of the esker.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA102-051

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
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  • Connacht GAA; photographer not stated, connachtgaa.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
  • Steve & Jemma Copley on Flickr, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Maker not stated on source page, readymap.irish
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