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Burial ground in Aghnashingan

Burial ground
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Burial ground in Aghnashingan
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Why this matters

A ringfort with a later burial function; significance lies in the reuse of the site for funerary purposes, indicating changing land use over time.

What is recorded here

Within the interior of a rath (LF018-058001-). A report in 1976 (SMR file) noted that the rath had at one time been used as a 'graveyard' and that 'headstones' removed from the interior were incorporated in the field boundary to the NW. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 7 June 2013
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