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Earthwork in Brackyle

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In low-lying, improved rough pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses, 370m N of the Reask River, which also forms a townland boundary with Cross. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. A moated site (LI024-167----) and a barrow (LI024-168----) lie 65m to SW and 90m to SE, respectively. Identified as a rectilinear-shaped cropmark, which is open to SW, by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 155: AP 4/3676). Monument is not visible on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-2012, or on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013, or on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 155.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI024-312

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Antony Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • EamonnPKeane, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • No machine-readable author provided. Christian1965~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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FoxfieldHouse · 1066 yd

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Oola HillMountain / peak · 3.5 mi

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