Enclosure in Bobsville, County Meath

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What is recorded here

Located on a rise on a slightly raised NNE-SSW ridge. This is a D-shaped grass-covered area (dims c. 28m E-W; c. 25m N-S) defined by a scarp with the straight side (L c. 15m) at N. There is a berm (Wth c. 2-4m) at the base of the scarp SE-W-NW. It was first reported by Jean Charles Caillere. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 4 June 2020

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME015-124

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