Enclosure in Heathtown, County Meath

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Situated on a slight N-facing slope. The faint cropmark of a circular enclosure (int. diam. c. 28m E-W; c. 28m N-S) defined by a wide fosse (Wth c. 2-3m) is only visible on Apple Map which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. It is cut by the cropmark of an ENE-WSW field drain and other drainage features, and was first reported by Anthony Murphy. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 10 February 2020

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME033-068

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