Moated site in Derrya, County Westmeath

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What is recorded here

Situated in pasture, 390m NW of the N shoreline of Lough Derravaragh. Cropmark of a rectangular-shaped area (int. dims. c. 28m E-W x 34m N-S; ext. dims. 40m N-S x 37m E-W) defined by a ditch transected at S by a field boundary that is visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Possible cropmark of a levelled moated site which is clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 03/04/2022. See attached Google Earth orthoimage dated 03/04/2022 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Johnny Ryan, Archaeologist, Forestry Inspectorate (Forest Service), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM007-137

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