Burnt spread in Croom, County Limerick

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What is recorded here

In pasture, 155m SW of the River Maigue, which also marks a townland boundary with Skagh. Enclosure (LI030-024----) lies 110m to S. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by Damian Finn and described as a black area of soil discovered during ploughing (local information). Possible site was described on inspection as an area of heat-shattered stones and charcoal flecked soil. Burnt spread is visible as a dark roughly circular-shaped cropmark on OSi aerial orthoimage taken 2005-2012, although it is not visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-2013 or on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and sketch plan by Damian Finn.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI030-172

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