What is recorded here
The site is in rough bog-grown ground on the SW slope of Aghaweel Hill. The 'Standing Stones' referred to in the heading consist of two stones next to each other. However, there are indications of what may be buried structure extending for c. 10m south-westward from the stones, the nature of which is unclear. It may…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG019-006
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