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Earthwork in Clooncraff (ballintober South By.)

Earthwork

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Earthwork in Clooncraff (ballintober South By.) is an earthwork in Clooncraff (ballintober South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. Located on a slight rise 120 metres from the Hind River, the site is known locally as Crocan Cill Barra and linked to Cloonsellan Abbey. The mound was largely removed around 1830, leaving no visible feature in the rough pasture today.
On a slight rise in a level landscape c. 120m from the N bank of the W-E Hind River. Known locally as Crocan Cill Barra and thought to have been a burial ground of Cloonsellan Abbey (RO042-011----) c. 750m to the SW. It is thought to have been a mound which was largely removed c. 1830. No feature is visible at ground level in rough pasture. (Ryan 1997, 224) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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