Enclosure in Cregmoher, County Clare

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What is recorded here

On a slight shelf on a N-facing slope in pasture. Hachured as a rath on the 1840 and 1920 OS 6-inch maps. On inspection in 1999 it was barely visible at ground level as a subcircular area (int. dims. 23.8m NE-SW; 24m NW-SE, ext. dims. 30.8m NE-SW; 30.3m NW-SE) with a dense growth of thistles. Visible as a low earthwork on Google Earth (imagery date: 16 January 2011) and on OSi MapGenie orthophotography (2013-2018).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL025-018

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