Field system in Rathclare, County Cork

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What is recorded here

Series of rectilinear cropmarks, some perpendicular to each other, covering area of c. 16ha, visible in aerial photographs (CASAP, July 1989). Some closely spaced parallel cropmarks may be routeways. Circular enclosure (CO017-131---) to N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO017-122

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Buttevant GAA club account; individual photographer not stated, x.com
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