Field system in Money Upper, County Laois

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What is recorded here

Aerial photograph (GB90.BL.26) shows cropmarks of a sequence of fosses defining a field system with curvilinear and rectilinear components, forming part of an extensive field system (LA018-067) integrated with a rectangular enclosure, probably a moated site (LA018-066). First recorded as a positive cropmark in July 1990. The above report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 03 December 2009 Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 13 August 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA018-068

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