What is recorded here
This site is situated in a large pastoral field. Not marked on any edition of the OS maps, it is a large circular enclosure, very much levelled but still distinguishable. The circular area is enclosed by a low wide earthen bank, and measures N-S 51m internally and 61m N-S externally, and it is 4-7m wide at the base of…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE002-042
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Borvan53, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chris, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Arcaist, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Maker not stated on source page, za.pinterest.com
- Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.agriland.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, in.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.airbnb.ca
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Ballylongford Snaps; individual photographer not named, ballylongfordsnaps.com
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