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Enclosure in Ballyruin

Enclosure

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A subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 19.7m N-S) visible on aerial photographs (GSI, S 164-5). Faint traces of bank present at NE, SE and S. No other visible surface remains.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA018-025

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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