Enclosure in Derryco, County Kerry

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What is recorded here

Situated SE of Derryco Church (KE009-022----), this enclosure has been cut on the W side by a bohareen and on the N side by a fieldbank. The enclosing earthen bank of this site is well defined and rises to .5m above the interior. The exterior side has a stepped effect and rises to a maximum of 1.3m above the surrounding land. The internal diameter of this site is c 27m N-S. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 1041.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE009-023

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