Enclosure in Bigstown, County Meath

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What is recorded here

Located on a N-facing slope. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) defined by a continuous fosse feature is separated by a berm (Wth c. 5m) from an outer fosse (ext. diam. c. 40m) that is only traceable E-S-W. It is visible on Google Earth 29/06/2018), is also visible on OSI images (1995), and the inner enclosure is also visible on Google Earth (12/07/2013). It was first reported by Anthony Murphy. See the attached view from Google Earth (29/06/2018) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 11 June 2019

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME007-006

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