Earthwork in Redmondstown, County Westmeath

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What is recorded here

Situated in low lying pasture. Not depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map or the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. Levelled monument described in 1977 as no surface remains visible. Not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM025-121

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