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Ring-ditch in Rathlogan

Ring-ditch
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On the floor of the Goul river valley, a little above the flood plain, in a flat tilled field amid rolling grassland. There are good views across the valley in all directions. A ring-ditch (int. diam. c. 14m) was identified as a cropmark on an aerial photograph (CUCAP BDL 33, 1970). The monument is not visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK008-052

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