Earthwork in Rathmore, County Westmeath

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What is recorded here

Situated on low rise of ground with good views in all directions. Ringforts (WM011-116----; WM018-159----) 38m to E and 35m to SSE respectively. Kilmacnevan church (WM011-115---)and graveyard (WM011-115001-) 90m to NW. Roughly oval-shaped platform (approx. diam. 14m) defined by a low bank mainly reduced to a scarp with slight remains of an external fosse.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM018-158

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Oliver Dixon, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
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Maker not stated on source page, archaeologymag.com
Maker not stated on source page, new.geolines.ru
Maker not stated on source page, theirishaesthete.com

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