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Enclosure in Ballyking

Enclosure

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Marked on the 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map; a circular enclosure (max. diam. c. 45m). In undulating countryside. No visible surface remains.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA024-037

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