Mound in Knockcorragh, County Limerick

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What is recorded here

In pasture, on top of high rocky crag; good views all around. Flat-topped circular mound (top: 11.5m N-S; 11.2m E-W; overall diam. 30m) defined by scarped edge (Wth 8.15-10.8m; H 4.6-4.85m). Rock outcrop protrudes from scarp all around, some in an irregular vertical fashion.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI023-087

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