Earthwork in Balliniska, County Limerick

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What is recorded here

Cropmark of circular-shaped area (diam. c. 28m) defined by a ditch visible on Google Earth photograph taken 29/03/2012. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 10 January 2022

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI044-140

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Photo credits

Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
Feohanagh Castlemahon GAA Club official website; drone photographer not stated, feohanaghcastlemahongaa.ie
Maker not stated on source page, www.wikidata.org
Maker not stated on source page, en.topwar.ru
Maker not stated on source page, www.gettyimages.com
Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Junior B Hurling Series (@JuniorBHurlingC); individual photographer not named, x.com
A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com

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