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Ring-ditch in Hodgestown

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Situated on a fairly level shelf c. 50m N of the scarp down (H c. 20m) to the valley of a SW-NE portion of the Delvin River. This is a circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) defined by a fosse and with some evidence of internal pits. It was recorded on a drone-mounted camera by Ian Lennon in July 2020. See the attached view courtesy of Ian Lennon.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME034-033

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Photo credits
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Jonjobaker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.knowth.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.ireland.com
  • Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • C O'Flanagan, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • C O'Flanagan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Matthew Burke (@mattsportspics), credited by Dublin GAA and watermarked on photograph, www.dublingaa.ie
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