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Structure in Ballycahan

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What is recorded here

In rough pastureland in an area of outcropping limestone. A roughly square structure (c. 9m N-S; c. 9m E-W) is visible on current aerial imagery (Geohive MapGenie Imagery (2013-2018) and OSi Digitalglobe (2011-2013)). It is defined by a grassed-over wall. A cashel (CL008-004004-) lies c. 22m to the SW. Reported to the National Monuments Service by Conn Herriott. The following image has been uploaded: CL008-004004-_01.jpg View from SE. The structure is visible centre right, to right of the cashel.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL008-150

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Photo credits
  • No machine-readable author provided. Bogman assumed (based on copyright claims)., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Gareth James, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Bob Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Gordon Hatton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Valfex, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Berthold Werner, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Charles W Glynn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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