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Earthwork in Knockeen

Earthwork
Earthwork in Knockeen
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In an area of wet, marshy terrain, subsequently reclaimed. A stream runs roughly N-S c. 120m to the E. This earthwork consists of an irregularly shaped raised area (diam. 14-16m; H c. 0.8m).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CW024-058

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  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
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  • A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • kevin higgins, Wikimedia Commons
  • kevin higgins, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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