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Pitfield in Clare

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On a NW-facing slope, just NW of rath (RO028-167001-) and its annexe (RO028-167002-) but not within either enclosure. An area of about 8 acres (c. 3.5 ha) contains pits (dims c. 7m x 3m; D 0.5m) placed c. 30m apart in lines c. 20m apart aligned generally E-W. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO028-167003

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  • Eric Jones, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Alvesgaspar, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Christopher Hilton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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