Earthwork in Ballinlig Upper, County Westmeath

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What is recorded here

Situated on a low rise, in pasture, with good views to NW, N and S. Depicted as an earthwork on Larkin’s 1808 Map of County Westmeath (NLI, MS 46,580). Not depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map or the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. Monument described in 1978 as no surface remains visible.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM024-133

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