Earthwork in Strattonstown, County Westmeath

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What is recorded here

Situated on a low rise at the base of E facing slope of a ridge running N-S, in low-lying wet pasture, with good views to N, E and S. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a substantial earthwork (approx. dims. 53m NE-SW; 34m NW-SE) defined by a scarp. Described in 1980 as no surface remains visible. The field fences to W and S have been removed. Levelled monument is not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM018-135

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