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Enclosure in Coolkenna

Enclosure

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On gentle NE facing slope with marked slope below to NE; in improved pasture (silage) overlooking marshy ground. No visible surface indication of oval enclosure (c. 30m NW-SE, 25m NE-SW) marked on 1st ed. On N edge of public road; gentle NE facing slope overlooking steeper slope and marshy ground.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI042-022

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