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Field boundary in Glen (leyny By.) is a field boundary in Glen (leyny By.), County Sligo, Ireland. A heather-covered wall of large boulders, 3 to 8m wide and about 1m high, curves 175m around the base of Croaghaun mountain on its south side, ending where the hillside drops abruptly. Two subrectangular sunken areas, each about 7m by 3m, break the wall at its southwest and east ends. The wall sits roughly 130m south of a passage tomb on the summit, and its function remains unknown though it may have connected to that tomb.

On the S side of Croaghaun mountain; a passage tomb (SL020-181----) is located on the summit of Croaghaun, c. 130m to N. A heather-covered wall (Wth 3-8m; H c. 1m; L c. 175m), composed of large boulders, curves around the base of the mountain roughly SE-SW ending where the hillside starts to drop abruptly on the downhill side. The remains of a subrectangular sunken area (7m NW-SE; 3m SW-NE) occur in the wall at SW, on relatively flat ground. A second similar feature occurs at the E end of the bank. The function of this wall is not known but it may have been associated with the passage tomb. (Bergh 1986, 34-5) Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC with revisions by Patrick F. O'Donovan and Paul Walsh Date of upload: 20 June 2011

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