Structure in Rossalia, County Clare

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What is recorded here

On the NE slope of Abbey Hill c. 10m E of a holy well (CL003-021001-). The grassed over foundations of a rectangular structure (int. dims. L 3.2m E-W; 2.3m N-S) defined by occasional inner stone facing but mainly by a stony bank (Wth 1-3m; H 0.6m).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL003-021006

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Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
Computer-made picture. It does not show this holy well.
Jonathan Thacker, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Computer-made picture. It does not show this mountain top.
Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Luisteix, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
A McCarron, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Garry Dickinson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
C Michael Hogan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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