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Alexander Reid mound

Coordinates: 53°39′04″N 6°37′47″W / 53.651107°N 6.629825°W / 53.651107; -6.629825
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Alexander Reid mound
Dumha Alastar Reid
Alexander Reid mound is located in Ireland
Alexander Reid mound
Shown within Ireland
LocationAlexander Reid, Athlumney,
County Meath, Ireland
Coordinates53°39′04″N 6°37′47″W / 53.651107°N 6.629825°W / 53.651107; -6.629825
Typetumulus
Diameter21 metres (69 ft)
Circumference66 metres (217 ft)
Height1.5 metres (4.9 ft)
History
Materialearth, stone
PeriodsBronze or Iron Age (c. 2400 BC – AD 400).
DesignationNational monument

The Alexander Reid mound is a tumulus (barrow mound) and national monument located in County Meath, Ireland.[1]

Location

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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.

Description

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The tumulus is a circular mound of earth and stones rising sharply near the centre.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Navan Historical Society - Alexander Reid".