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Mound in Collon

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The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). Oriel, just off the summit, in an area of recently reclaimed land. Mound, roughly circular in plan (max. diam. 8.5m, H 1m), consisting of earth and stones, now badly disturbed by uprooted trees.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH020-005004

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kieran Campbell, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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