Enclosure in Arthurstown, County Louth

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What is recorded here

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). diam. c. 30m) showing as a cropmark on aerial photograph (ACAP). No visible surface trace.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH011-112

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