Lakill and Moortown

Nearest town:
Castlepollard (3km W)
OS reference:
N495701
OS sheet:
41
Latitude:
53° 40' 41.77 N
Longitude:
7° 15' 3 W
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Images

Image of Lakill and Moortown (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by ryaner

The barrows are aligned north-west.south-east.

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Image of Lakill and Moortown (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by ryaner

Bad erosion on the north-west of the largest barrow, with the other prominent barrows over the shoulder to its right.

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Image of Lakill and Moortown (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by ryaner

The tallest and largest of 7 barrows in this cemetery with Thomas for scale.

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Image of Lakill and Moortown (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by ryaner

The middle barrow to the right and the largest of them all, seeming to slightly mirror the hills in the distance, the Hill of Curry and the Hill of Mael.

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Image of Lakill and Moortown (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by ryaner

The conjoined barrows, with the other two to the left over the shoulder of the left-hand barrow.

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Image of Lakill and Moortown (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by ryaner

The conjoined barrows at the east end of the ‘cemetery’, with Lough Lene off to the right.

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Image of Lakill and Moortown (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by ryaner

The large bowl barrow, again from the north-west, but closer in.

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Image of Lakill and Moortown (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by ryaner

The largest bowl barrow (3.5 metres tall) is visible from the boreen to its north-west.

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ryaner Feb 9, 2023

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