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Embanked enclosure in Ballyeelinan

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Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Situated in pasture on a plateau overlooking the sea c. 300m to the S. Remnants of a scarp (H 1.5m) at SE (C 15m) represent the only surviving element of an enclosure.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA038-032

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
  • UK and Ireland Beaches; photographer not stated, UK and Ireland Beaches
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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.nationalgeographic.com
  • Paul Leonard, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • The Irish Times; photographer not named on the article, www.irishtimes.com
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