Enclosure in Simonstown, County Meath

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What is recorded here

Situated on a gentle W-facing slope. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) defined by a single fosse (Wth c. 2-4m) is visible on Apple Maps (2018). There is a gap (Wth c. 8m) at NNE and a smaller enclosure (diam. c. 20m) could be attached to the fosse at W. It is also visible on OSI Aerial (c. 2018) and Digital Globe (c. 2013), and it was first reported by Jean Charles Caillere. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps (2018) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 June 2021

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME018-057

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