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Moat in Robertstown

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Situated on a slight NE-facing slope. This is a circular, flat-topped and grass-covered mound of earth (diam. of top 13m N-S; diam. of base 36m N-S; H 4.2m at N to 7m at S). There is no visible bailey but there could be a wide, shallow fosse around the base. Date of revised upload: 9 April 20189

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME011-004

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  • Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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