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Cave, Outlined — Moorestown

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Cave, Outlined — Moorestown
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In pasture within the SE quadrant of ringfort (LI048-063----) known locally as 'Moorestown fort'. Not depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Annotated ‘Cave’ on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map where it is shown as a circular-shaped opening (diam. c. 3m) in SE quadrant of ringfort. Westropp (1916/17, 23) noted the presence of a souterrain inside Moorestown fort. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 2 September 2021

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