Dumha Alastar Reid | |
Location | Alexander Reid,
Athlumney, County Meath, Ireland |
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Coordinates | 53°39′04″N 6°37′47″W / 53.651107°N 6.629825°W |
Type | tumulus |
Diameter | 21 metres (69 ft) |
Circumference | 66 metres (217 ft) |
Height | 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) |
History | |
Material | earth, stone |
Periods | Bronze or Iron Age (c. 2400 BC – AD 400). |
Designation | National monument |
The Alexander Reid mound is a tumulus (barrow mound) and national monument located in County Meath, Ireland. [1]
Alexander Reid mound is located on the summit of Carn Hill in the Alexander Reid townland, about 3.5 km (2 miles) east of Navan and the River Boyne.
The tumulus is a circular mound of earth and stones rising sharply near the centre. [2]
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