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Embanked enclosure in Kilcannon

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Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35-40m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Situated in pasture at the crest of a SE-facing slope, it is not visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA025-060

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  • Philip Halling, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Picture: Kieran Russell
  • Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
  • Philip Halling, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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