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Right. I think I might have found them, or at least their beginnings, on that osiemaps viewer. There's activity in a townland called Cookstown in the 2005 imagery - including a ringfort-type structure and a spiral which are not there in the 2000 imagery. Also a little distance to the northwest there's construction activity in a field which was absent in the 2000 image.

I have taken two screenshots but am afraid to post them publicly because of copyright. If you can access the viewer here http://ims0.osiemaps.ie/website/publicviewer/main.aspx just zoom in to the townland called Cookstown. It's directly east of Ross Crossroads at Tara, and indeed pretty much directly east of Rath Maeve at Balpere.

I can send images to anyone by email if they wish. I'm at mythicalireland (AT) eircom (DOT) net.

I'm also wondering if they are anything to do with the now abandoned plans for Killen Castle hotel and golf resort, which was to be in the area? I think construction began in 2005 and they were to put in stocked lakes for fishing etc. Will see if I can find out more on this.