Enclosure in Ferrans, County Meath

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What is recorded here

Located on a slight SW-facing slope. What is probably a low grass-covered earthwork enclosure (diam. c. 40m) defined by a low bank is faintly visible on Google Earth (14/11/2019), and it is also visible as a feature in LiDAR coverage on the Open Topographic Viewer. It was first reported by Jean Charles Caillére. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (14/11/2019) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 January 2022

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME049-039

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