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Mound in Mooresfort

Mound

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In rear garden of Mooresfort House to SW of courtyard. Roughly circular area (dims. 20m NE-SW; 21m NW-SE) defined by gentle scarp (Wth 9.6m; H 1.9m) all around. Interior higher in centre and falling gently on all sides to the scarp. Scarp (Wth 9.5m; H 1.3m) least defined at SSE where uniform slope of interior falls evenly to exterior. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Neolithic passage tomb, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in representing an early form of communal burial and ritual practice, typical of Neolithic Ireland.

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