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Earthwork in Derk

Earthwork
Earthwork in Derk
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In improved pasture 25m E of a watercourse and 65m E of the townland boundary with Tonaree. Not depicted on historic OSi maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 76; AP 4/3626) as a roughly-rectangular shaped earthwork. No surface remains visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 or on Google Earth orthoimage dated 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimages and Bruff image showing possible monument labelled Bruff 76 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 12 April 2021

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI033-092

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Antony Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, evoke.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.gettyimages.com
  • Knockane GAA Club website; individual photographer not stated, www.knockane.com
  • No machine-readable author provided. Christian1965~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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