Earthwork in Brittas, County Limerick

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What is recorded here

On reclaimed grassland. Cropmark of roughly oval-shaped earthwork visible on oblique aerial photograph (ASIAP 118 (17) ) taken 23/08/2000. Outline of earthwork (diam. c. 44m) visible on OSi orthoimage and on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13. Outline of oval-shaped area defined by a fosse clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached ASIAP aerial photograph taken 23/08/2000 and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 November 2021

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI014-135

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