Earthwork in Crossna, County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

Marked as a circular D-shaped feature (dims. c. 25m NE-SW; c. 20m NW-SE) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a SW-facing slope. It is not visible at ground level in pasture. Cashel (RO003-050----) is c. 35m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO003-049

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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St Michael’s GAA Club blog; photographer not named, stmichaelsgaa.blogspot.com
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Suse, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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