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Mound in Farrangarret

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Mound in Farrangarret
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Situated towards the top of a N-facing slope. This is a circular mound (diam. c. 15m; H c. 0.5m). It was identified in an EIS by Antoine Giacomette during 2005 (2008, 17, 18, fig. 10, 11). Enclosure (WA040-025002-) is c. 10m to the W. Giacometti, A. (2008) Proposed residential development, Farrangarret townlnad, Ardmore, Co. Waterford. Arch – Tech. Compiled by: Michael Moore date of uplaod: 20 October, 2011
Neolithic circular mound; date uncertain but likely early to middle Neolithic. Its location and form suggest a funerary or ceremonial function, typical of the period.

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