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Settlement cluster in Bruff

Settlement cluster

What is recorded here

In pasture, on W side of Bruff Hill (312ft/95m) and ringfort (LI032-119----). Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Rectilinear earthworks in field to W of Bruff Hill with possible outline of buildings in N quadrant visible on OSi orthoimages taken 2005-2012 which may indicate the presence of a clustered settlement consisting of buildings with associated field system. These earthworks are also visible on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 25/03/2017. See attached Google Earth orthoimage.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI032-339

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Photo credits
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Ballyhoura Failte, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Dylan Moore, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • No machine-readable author provided. Christian1965~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Hywel Williams, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
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