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Burnt mound in Abbey West,dooneen (burren By.)

Burnt mound
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On a gentle S-facing slope of rough grazing and outcropping rock from which numerous small spring wells emerge. A low triangular-shaped mound of grass-covered burnt stone (max. L 2–9m N–S; max. Wth 2.4m E–W; H 0.6m). It is very slightly concave at its wider S end. A fulacht fia (CL003-028001-) lies 11m to the E and a burnt mound (CL003-028004-) is 15m NE. Another fulacht fia (CL003-028002-) lies c. 60m NNE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 15 December 2020

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