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Enclosure in Ballycore

Enclosure

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Situated on level ground at the foot of a steep-sided ridge, with higher ground to the NW and NE. Circular enclosure (diam. c. 45m) apparently defined by a fosse, visible as cropmark on aerial photograph (CUCAP, BGN 24). Ploughed out 'a long time ago', according to local information. Not visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI020-009

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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