Earthwork in Tullassa, County Clare

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What is recorded here

Situated in a low-lying basin. Listed as 'Enclosure' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). Hachured on the 1921 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a circular area (diam. c. 25m) and situated in a low-lying basin. It is now bisected by a wide N-S drain and the area is covered in spoil.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL033-055

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