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Mound in Corduff (castleknock By.)

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Mound in Corduff (castleknock By.)
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Corduff mound is a fifty-metre earthen disc, three metres high, still turning inside a modern industrial estate as a roundabout. Cars circle it daily, unaware that they are driving around an old landmark rather than a new traffic feature. Treeplanting has taken root on its slopes and drainage now runs through its base, proving that even forgotten shapes can be reused by human life.
Comprises a large earthen mound (diam.50m, H 3m). Located within the IDA Industrial estate, large landscaped mound serving as a roundabout. Treeplanting has become established and drainage inserted into base. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 19 January 2015
A large earthen mound, likely dating to the Bronze Age, possibly serving as a ceremonial or funerary monument. Its current setting within an industrial estate has altered its original context, limiting its archaeological significance.

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