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Tomb in Castledermot

Tomb, hogback
Tomb in Castledermot
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Hogback: possibly tenth century, of granite. It is decorated in false relief ornament, with lozenge motifs and a Latin cross (dims. L 1.78m; Wd 0.48m; Th 0.39m). (Bradley et al. 1986, vol. 2, 102) Date of upload: 8 September 2016

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD040-002013

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