Earthwork in Oldderrig, County Laois

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What is recorded here

Map note: There is a map point for Earthwork in Oldderrig, an earthwork around Oldderrig, County Laois, Ireland. See what else is recorded around this spot before making up the rest.

Aerial photograph (GB89.Y.02) shows a sub-circular earthwork with raised interior and steep bank. Covered in bracken.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA037-016

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Photo credits

Maker not stated on source page, it.pinterest.com
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Kk, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Maker not stated on source page, ru.wikipedia.org
Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.laoistoday.ie
Garry Dickinson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ian Rob, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Age Bosma, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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