Earthwork in Cloonfeaghra, County Clare

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What is recorded here

At the bottom of a S-facing slope overlooking a small pond immediately to the NW. Hachured on the 1840 and 1920 OS 6-inch maps and on the 25-inch plan as a D-shaped enclosure. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). On inspection in 1999 there were no visible remains at ground level. Not visible on available aerial imagery (2024).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL025-034

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