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Rathcoran
52.9470° N, -6.6832° E
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Rathcoran is a passage grave and hillfort and National Monument located atop Baltinglass Hill, County Wicklow, Ireland.
Paleolithic
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Iron Age
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Hillfort construction
c. 1000 BC
Excavation by P.T. Walshe
1934–1936
Passage grave construction
c. 3500–3000 BC
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Artificial Mounds
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