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Embanked enclosure in Rathpierce Upper

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Marked as an embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 50m) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, it is situated on a S-facing slope. It survived until about 1970, but is not visible at ground level now in a farm complex.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX003-009

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