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Earthwork in Mortlestown

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In reclaimed pasture, 170m SE of townland boundary with Laurencetown South. Not marked on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised oval-shaped platform (dims. 27m NW-SE; 23m NE-SW) defined by a scarp. Levelled earthwork visible as an oval-shaped cropmark on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 22 November 2021

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