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Ring-ditch in Windtown

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Situated on what might be a rise on a NW-facing slope. The cropmark of a small enclosure (diam. c. 6-8m) defined by a single continuous ditch feature is visible only on Google Earth (14/07/2018). It was first reported by Jean Charles Caillere. See the attached image from Google Earth 14/07/2018 Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 5 June 2019

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME037-057

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