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Enclosure in Ballysampson

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Situated on a slight rise in a low-lying landscape. The cropmark of a rectangular enclosure (dims. c. 40m N-S; c. 40m E-W) is visible on aerial photographs (CUCAP: AIC 45; BGF 58). It is defined by a single fosse feature but it is not visible at ground level in a cereal crop.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX048-022

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.gaia.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, au.pinterest.com
  • Mernagh Whitty Architects project gallery; individual photographer not named, www.mernagh.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Patrick Browne, credited in the Wexford Weekly image caption and image metadata, wexfordweekly.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, ca.pinterest.com
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