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Mound in Rathkea

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What is recorded here

In improved pasture, on a gentle S-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 12.7m) defined by steep scarp (Wth 7m, H 2.6m at S; Wth 5.7, H 2.25m at N; Wth 6.25, H 2.25m at E; Wth 6.4, H 2.15m at W). Large mature sycamore tree growing out of base of scarp at S. Grass covered, but eroded by livestock. Field boundary to W has been removed.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TS066-114

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.bigstockphoto.com
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.ireland.com
  • Knockane GAA Club website; individual photographer not stated, www.knockane.com
  • No machine-readable author provided. Christian1965~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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