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Enclosure in Drumcar

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Situated on a slight N-facing slope. The cropmark of a circular feature (diam. c. 40m) that might be defined by two fosses W-N is visible only on Apple Maps imagery. The perimeter at W is truncated by a N-S field drain that is only mapped on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map. It was first reported by Jean Charles Caillére. See the attached enhanced view from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 25 January 2023

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH018-077

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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