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Enclosure in Ballybought

Enclosure

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Map note: The recorded spot for Enclosure in Ballybought is around Ballybought, County Offaly, Ireland; it is an enclosure. See what else is recorded around this spot before making up the rest.
Not visible at ground level. Aerial photographs (CUCAP, APH 64/65) shows cropmark of large circular enclosure.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF009-004

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