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Moyle Big, County Carlow, Ireland

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Townland: Moyle Big
County: Carlow
Country: Ireland
First-edition OS map: Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map: Not indicated
Coordinates: 52.79652, -6.85762
SMR number: CW007-187----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located in a relatively level location (c. 88m OD) in a gently undulating landscape characterised by tillage and pastoral farming. Sited towards the S boundary of a field currently in use for tillage purposes (July 2022). Located c. 1.75ms W\WNW of a church (CW008-038001-) and associated graveyard (CW008-038006-) at Kellistown East, and c. 780m ESE of a possible large enclosure (CW007-183----) at Rathcrogue that survives as a cropmark (Google Earth June 2018). This enclosure at Moyle Big is clearly visible as a cropmark on Google Earth aerial photograph of the site (March 2019). It consists of a circular feature (ext. dims c. 57.24m N-S x 56.6m E-W) that is defined by a continuous ditch (Wth c. 3.4m to SE; c. 5.1m to S) that is visible around the entire circuit of the site on the above imagery (March 2019). No definitive evidence for an entrance gap.

Compiled by: T.J. O'Meara based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère

Uploaded on: 12/07/2023

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CW007-187----_01 Google Earth Aerial\Satellite Imagery (date: 28/03/2019)
CW007-187----_02 Google Earth Aerial\Satellite Imagery (date: 11/08/2022)

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