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Situated just E of the summit of Sion Hill and immediately N of townland boundary, in pasture, with extensive views in all directions. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a suboval-shaped earthwork. Possible burial mound (WM020-045----) lies c. 62m to WNW. Partially levelled monument described in 1970 as a much disturbed, raised roughly circular-shaped area (dims. 13.7m ENE-WSW; 10m NNW-SSE) defined by a steep scarp (H 1.8m). There is no visible trace of a fosse or an outer bank. The original entrance is not visible. An elongated quarry hole extends from the centre of the interior to the perimeter at SE. Monument is not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography. Hilltop location and small diameter of earthwork described in 1970 suggests that this may may been a prehistoric burial monument.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 04 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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