Enclosure in Dales, County Louth

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What is recorded here

Situated on a slight E-W ridge. The cropmark of a rectangular enclosure (dims c. 38m E-W; c. 35m N-S) defined by single fosses or drains is visible on a satellite image from Google Earth (21/07/2021). It is also visible on OSI images (1995) and was first reported by Jean Charles Caillére. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (21/07/2021) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 18 May 2022

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH022-061

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