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Mound in Ballymahon

Mound

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Neolithic passage tomb; dates to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its location on a prominent rise suggests ritual or ceremonial significance within the prehistoric landscape.

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What is recorded here

Situated on a rise in an undulating landscape. This is depicted as a D-shaped hachured feature attached to an E-W field bank at N only on the 1912 edition of the OS 6-inch map. It is a circular or D-shaped mound (diam. of base c. 20m; H c. 2m) which has many old quarries. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 9 August 2019
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