Enclosure in Lackmelch, County Meath

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What is recorded here

Situated on a low W-E spur. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (int. diam. c. 57m N-S; c. 52m E-W) defined by a single fosse (Wth c. 3-6m) is visible on Google Earth (18/06/2017; 02/07/2018). It was first reported by Jean Charles Caillère. See the attached enhanced aerial view from Google Earth Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 11 March 2020

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME016-064

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Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
The Kells Post; photographer not stated, kellspost.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.theirishroadtrip.com
Gaeil Colmcille GAA club; individual photographer not stated, gaeilcolmcille.ie
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Kieran Campbell, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, global-geography.org
Maker not stated on source page, www.gettyimages.com

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