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Enclosure in Damselstown

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Located on a SW-facing slope. The faint cropmark of an oval enclosure (dims c. 35m NE-SW; c. 25m NW-SE) defined by a single slight fosse feature that appears to be absent E-S is visible only on Google Earth (07/05/2017). It was first reported by Anthony Murphy.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME033-064

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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