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The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). c. 45m; H 2.7m). Known locally as 'the Mote'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CW024-032

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