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Enclosure in Bawntaaffe

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The partial remains of an irregular shaped enclosure surrounding church (LH021-031001-) were noted when inspected by ASI in 1966. Bank survives from NNW-N-E and is composed of earth and stone. There is a gentle curve in the bank. From SSW-W-NNW it is demarcated by a scarping of the natural slope.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH021-031002

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  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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