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Ecclesiastical enclosure in Emlagh

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Situated on the S side of what was once an island in Emlagh bog. The site of the early monastery of Emlagh is within a subrectangular graveyard (ME011-039001-). About 60m from this enclosure and at base of knoll on which it is situated is slight scarp or ditch (Wth c. 5m; D 0.2-0.4m) N-E-S, which may form part of an ecclesiastical enclosure.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME011-039002

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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • St. Michael's GFC official website; individual photographer not stated, stmichaelsgfc.net
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
  • Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Picea_breweriana_Canyon_Creek_Lakes_1.jpg : Tom Hilton derivative work: MPF, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
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