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Enclosure in Chanonrock

Enclosure

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The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). dims. c. 40m E-W, c. 38m N-S) defined by two roughly concentric rings, c. 9m apart, showing on aerial photograph (CUCAP, ALU 18). Man-made underground passage (LH011-003002-) in interior of enclosure.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH011-003001

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