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Enclosure in Ardgreagh

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Situated on a rise in a gently undulating landscape. The faint cropmark of a subcircular area (dims c. 65m N-S; c. 50m E-W) defined by a slight fosse is faintly visible only on an Aerial Premium (2013-2018). There may be a wide entrance (Wth c. 14m at E. It was first reported by Jean Charles Caillére. See the attached enhanced view from Aerial Premium (2013-18) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 February 2022

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME030-058

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  • Dunderry GAA Club (individual photographer not stated), www.dunderrygaa.com
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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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