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Small tumulus (diam. 9m; downslope H. 2m; upslope H. c. 0.5m) situated on the line of the inner rampart at the W of the hillfort (KD038-025001-), at the highest point of the hill.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD038-025002

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  • Sarah777, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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