Ring-ditch in Salterstown, County Louth

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What is recorded here

Situated on a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (int. diam. c. 7m) defined by a continuous fosse (Wth c. 2m) is visible on Google Earth (21/07/2021). It is also visible on OSI images (1995) and Aerial Premium (2013-18), and it was first reported by Jean Charles Caillére. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (21/07/2021) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 22 October 2021

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH016-010

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