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Pitfield in Grallagh (roscommon By.)

Pitfield

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Pitfield in Grallagh (roscommon By.) is a pitfield in Grallagh (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the north-facing slope of Rathcroghan ridge, where four east-northeast to west-southwest lines create dashed markings across roughly nine acres. Each pit measures about ten metres by two metres, and the longest continuous band reaches three hundred metres.
On the N-facing slope of Rathcroghan ridge. Pits are visible on aerial photograph (ACAP: V 206/ 32, 31; OS /4237) in an area of c. 5 ha (c. 11 acres). A band of 4 lines of ENE-WSW pits (dims c. 10m x c. 2m) create dashed lines (max. L c. 300m) in an area of c. 4 ha (c. 9 acres). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 10 July 2015

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