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Mound in Lissadill

Mound

What is recorded here

In pasture, located on a ridge. A trigonometrical station is shown at this location on the 1836-7 and 1940-1 OS 6-inch maps. Oval-shaped mound (23.6m E−W; 18.9m N−S) rising to 2.1m at its highest point. It has steep sides on N and S and a broader slope down from W to E. There are three large stones in a kerb-like setting on the S side. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 12 December 2016
Neolithic passage tomb, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. Its location on a prominent ridge suggests it may have had ritual or ceremonial significance in the landscape.

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