Field system in Ballymaglancy, County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

On a slight NE-facing slope of a broad plateau. An area of abut 12 acres (c. 5 ha) contains rectangular fields (dims c. 20m x c. 20-50m) defined by field banks (Wth 1.6-2.8m; H 0.4-0.8m), two of which are attached to the perimeter of rath (RO028-170001-) at N and E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO028-170002

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