What is recorded here
In the N half of a cashel (KE068-022001-) named 'Cathair Craobh Dearg' and known locally as 'The City'. The penitential station consists of a cairn of stones (diam. 1m; H 0.7m) to the N of a mound (KE068-022009-). 'Rounds' were traditionally made here on 1st May, which marked the start of the festival of Bealtaine.…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE068-022004
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- Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, www.irelandhighlights.com
- Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, www.istockphoto.com
- Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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