Enclosure in Annaghaskin, County Dublin

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What is recorded here

The enclosure is situated on gentle S-facing slopes in improved pasture with views onto the Sugarloaf Mountains in the S. An aerial photograph taken in 1971 (FSI 3.658/7) shows cropmark evidence for a subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) with a levelled field boundary extending from the N portion (L 45m). The enclosure is not visible at ground level. Revised upload on: 21 April 2018.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU026-061

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