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Paper, 'Of an ancient temple at Kilgarriffe' by Robert Corke

Reference number: L&P/1/248

Date: 1743

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Subject: Archaeology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Part of a letter from the Right Reverend Father in God Robert Lord Bishop of Corke, and F. R. S. to the Right Honourable John Earl of Egmont; F. R. S. concerning the remains of an antient temple in Ireland, of the same sort as the famous Stonehenge, and of a stone-hatchet of the antient Irish.'

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L&P/1/248
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1743
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper, 'Of an ancient temple at Kilgarriffe' by Robert Corke, 1743, L&P/1/248, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_1_248/paper-of-an-ancient-temple-at-kilgarriffe-by-robert-corke, accessed on 24 March 2025

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