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Indicated — Carrowkilleen (tirawley By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Indicated — Carrowkilleen (tirawley By.)
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What is recorded here

In pasture, located on a small drumlin. There is a stream/drain 80m to E and the Deel River is located 300m to S. This monument is shown on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps as a subcircular ringfort-sized enclosure (diam. c. 20m). It has been levelled; there is no visible trace at ground level. There is a possible rath (MA038-019001-) with a children’s burial ground (MA018-019002-) 40m to SW, and another possible rath (MA038-018001-) with a children’s burial ground (MA018-018002-) c. 190m to NW. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 24 July 2019

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.

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