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What is recorded here

There is no paper file in the ASI archive for this monument. In the Westmeath RMP (1996) maps, the potential monument is indicated at the Ben of Fore. No surface remains visible on any earthwork on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM004-026

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  • Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Olliebailie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • JohnArmagh, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • Marathon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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