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Enclosure in Annaghvacky

Enclosure

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The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). dims. c. 32m E-W, c. 26m N-S) surrounded by remains of bank between two fosses. No visible surface traces.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH006-003

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