Enclosure in Capranny, County Meath

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What is recorded here

Situated on a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of an oval enclosure (dims c. 55m NE-SW; c. 33m NW-SE) defined by a single narrow fosse feature is visible on Google Earth (29/06/2018; 14/07/2018). It has an indentation at NW so that it is rather kidney-shaped and may have been an ornamental feature. It was first reported by Jean Charles Caillere. See the attached image from Google Earth 14/07/2018 Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 5 June 2019

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME036-088

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