Earthwork in Killashee, County Kildare

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In pasture, 80m E of mill site depicted on 1837 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Killashee Church ruins (KD024-003001-) and site of Castle (KD024-002----) 290m to N. Outline of circular-shaped earthwork visible on Lidar survey. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13. See attached Lidar image provided courtesy of Seán Sourke Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Seán Sourke Date of upload: 30 June 2021

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD024-070

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