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Linear earthwork in Ballyfoyle

Linear earthwork
Linear earthwork in Ballyfoyle
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What is recorded here

Situated in gently undulating countryside. Cropmarks of linear features, possibly old field systems, visible on aerial photographs (CUCAP, BGN 56-7). No visible surface remains.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA026-014002

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Maker not stated on source page, allthatsinteresting.com
  • A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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