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Depicted as a haggard on the 1839 OS 6-inch map. Rectangular enclosure aligned N-S represented by a stone lined fosse best preserved along the E side (L 24m) with N and S sides (L 16m) also preserved. No trace of W side.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CW019-067

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