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Concentric enclosure in Knockpatrick

Concentric enclosure

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Cropmark of circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 20m) with outer enclosing element visible on Google earth aerial imagery. See attached image of Google Earth photograph taken 14/07/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Simon Dowling Date of upload: 27 December 2019

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD040-072

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