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Ancient Entrenchments

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No surface trace visible of levelled earthworks marked on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps. Killurin church (OF024-022001-) and destroyed rectangular earthwork (OF024-023----) located to the NW and W respectively.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF024-024

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  • Killurin Community Alert and Development; photograph credited by filename to Ciara, surname not stated, www.killurincad.com
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