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Earthwork in Hollystown

Earthwork

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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What is recorded here

An aerial photograph taken in 1971 (FSI 1971/470/69) shows a roughly circular earthwork (diam.65m) on a natural rise in lands that have been incorporated into a golf course. There is no visible trace of this earthwork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU013-004

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Photo credits
  • Jelena.dublin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Harold Strong, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • TeaTimeJ, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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