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Enclosure in Clonyn

Enclosure

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Outline of a circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 44m) visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph. See attached image taken from Digital Globe aerial coverage Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Hugh Carey Date of upload: 04 February 2019

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM013-123

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  • Photographer not expressly credited for the aerial photo; Jayde G Forde wrote the article and is credited for a separate people photograph, www.westmeathexaminer.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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