Enclosure in Ballycolla, County Laois

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What is recorded here

Marked on the 1841 and 1906 editions of the OS 6-inch maps as a circular enclosure (max. diam. c. 30m). Differential growth indicates the outline of the enclosure at N and NE. No other surface remains survive. Described as a platform type enclosure (H 0.9m above surrounding ground level) (OPW file).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA029-004

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