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Burnt mound in Rusheens West

Burnt mound
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Located in damp, rush-grown pasture, at the base of a SW-facing slope. There is a stream/drain 8m to SW. Sod and bramble-covered D-shaped mound (18m NE-SW; 12m NW–SE; H 0.6-0.7m) bordered on the straight side to SE by the remains of a field wall. A shallow hollow (max. dim. c. 3m) on the N edge of the mound is partly filled with stones. A fulacht fia (MA073-057----) is located c. 50m to SSE. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 22 June 2021

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