What is recorded here
Situated on Tallaght Hill at Mountseskin in a forest plantation. A mound identified by Healy (1975a) as being rectangular in shape (L 23m, Wth 11m, H 1.5m). No visible surface trace at this location.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy
Revised upload on: 7 July 2018
A rectangular earthen mound, possibly dating to the Bronze Age; its original function and wider significance are unclear due to lack of visible remains.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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