Field system in Rathcoon, County Meath

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Situated in a broad fold on a gentle SW-facing slope. An area of c. 2 ha (c. 5 acres) has the cropmarks of unmapped small rectangular fields (dims c. 25m x c. 25m to c. 70m x c. 25m) and some smaller plots defined by single drains. The features are only visible on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. The fields are aligned generally ENE-WSW and are overlain by the cropmarks of more regular ENE-WSW drains associated with the field system recorded on OS 6-inch maps. It was first recorded by Anthony Murphy. See the attached enhanced aerial view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 January 2020

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME018-045

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