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In gently sloping pasture 350m E of the River Shannon on the demesne lands of Prospect House located 500m to ENE. No antiquity shown at this location on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map. Depicted as a circular-shaped tree-ring (approx. diam. 37m) on the 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map. Cropmark of levelled tree-ring consisting of a…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI006-003
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Jamesanthonyohare, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, pilgrimagemedievalireland.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.gettyimages.com.au
- Ahane GAA Club; individual photographer not stated, www.ahanegaa.ie
- Garry Dickinson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.gettyimages.co.nz
- Áth Leathan Abú / Broadford GAA; individual photographer not named, www.athleathan.com
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