Standing stone in Corkan, County Westmeath

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What is recorded here

Located on the southern side of an E-W orientated drumlin, situated just off the crest. Obscured by a lone thorn bush’ (Forest Service letter 14/08/2006). Ringfort (WM017-052----) 15m to N, hut site (WM017-113----) c. 70m to SE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM017-114

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