Earthwork in Moorestown, County Limerick

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What is recorded here

In a cleared area of modern coniferous forest plantation close to the top of Slievereagh Mountain. Man-made underground passage (LI048-066002-) lies to immediate S. Not depicted on 1840 ed. OSi six-inch map. Hachured as a small hollow depression on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages. May be the remains of quarry holes of post-1700 date. See attached Google Earth orthoimages.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI048-066001

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