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Field system in Ballycushen

Field system

What is recorded here

Fragmented pattern of rectilinear cropmarks, some perpendicular to each other, visible in aerial photographs (CASAP, July 1989). Cropmarks cover area of c. 20ha and indicate relict field system on different axis from present system; some rectangular fields visible. Enclosures (CO024-09001-; CO024-09002-) and circular enclosure (CO024-207---) within field system. Linear series of possible pits (CO024-216---) to NE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO024-206

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Cantoo, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Unknown author Unknown author, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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