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Mound in Carranduff

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Mound in Carranduff is a mound in Carranduff, County Sligo, Ireland. The elongated obland raised area measures forty metres north-south and eleven point five metres east-west, rising between zero point six and zero point nine metres above the low coastal pasture. A possible Man-made underground passage appears at the north end, while local information identifies the surrounding field as the fort field.
Situated on a low N-S rise in lowlying coastal pasture. Elongated oblong raised area (40m N-S; 11.5m E-W; H 0.6m on W; 0.9m on E). At the N end is a possible Man-made underground passage (SL010-032----). The field within which the Man-made underground passage and earthwork are located is called the 'fort field' (local information). Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 March 2013
Elongated oblong raised area, potentially a Neolithic passage tomb; its alignment and possible underground passage suggest ritual or burial significance.

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