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Earthwork in Knockbaun

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Earthwork in Knockbaun
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Cropmark of circular-shaped area (diam. c. 23m) enclosed by low bank and wide outer fosse transected at S by field boundary running E-W visible on Digital Globe imagery taken 2011-13. Outline of earthwork visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 08/03/2010. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 08/03/2010 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Seán Murray Date of upload: 22 April 2021

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA024-094

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Maker not stated on source page, bamni.co.uk
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
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