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Linear earthwork in Boley Upper

Linear earthwork
Linear earthwork in Boley Upper
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What is recorded here

Situated in undulating countryside. Cropmark of linear features, close to enclosure site (LA023-020001-) visible on aerial photographs (CUCAP, APA 30-1). No visible surface remains.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA023-020002

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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