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Situated on reclaimed grassland with Riverstown River 230m to E. Area depicted as poorly drained land on 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. Aerial photograph taken by Leo Swan (LS_AS_35BWN_00042_16) shows clear outline of circular-shaped enclosure intersected by a field boundary or drainage ditch at SE. Faint outline of enclosure visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph. Drainage ditch or watercourse which feeds into Riverstown River intersects site at E. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Katherine Daly Date of upload: 27 November 2018

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM027-075

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