What is recorded here
Situated on E-facing slope of a gentle rise, in gently undulating pasture. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a long rectangular-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1971 as a long rectilinear-shaped area (dims. 45.2m NE-SW; 23.5m NW-SE) enclosed by an earthen bank and external fosse. The bank is…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM027-035
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