Ring-ditch in Gibblockstown, County Meath

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What is recorded here

Situated on an E-facing slope. The cropmark of a circular feature (diam. c. 5m) defined by a single fosse is visible on a digital image captured with a drone-mounted camera by Colin Byrne on 23/07/2021. It is not visible on any of the series of aerial images. See the attached aerial view from the E courtesy of Colin Byrne Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 13 October 2021

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME034-037

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