Enclosure in Ballyduhig, County Kerry

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What is recorded here

Marked on the 1841-42 OS map as a circular enclosure, only a small section appears on the 1916 map. Today this enclosure has been much levelled. An enclosing bank can only be traced from the N to W where it is c 8m wide and .6m high. From the W to S only a slight rise of .4m above the surrounding land can be noticed. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 1064.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE016-009

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