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A stone-lined well or pit shaft was discovered by Heather King during her excavation (E 0556) of the new graveyard at Clonmacnoise in 1990. Two cuttings were opened in section 1 in the NW quadrant of the graveyard. Cutting 1 (8m x 6m) is located immediately inside the graveyard boundary wall on the W side and cutting…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF005-027008
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- Joseph Mischyshyn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Joseph Mischyshyn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Berthold Werner, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Joseph Mischyshyn, Wikimedia Commons
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