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Located in a relatively level location (c. 101m OD) in a gently undulating landscape now characterised by tillage and pastoral farming. Sited towards the SE boundary of a field currently in use for tillage purposes (Apple Maps; accessed July 2023) with E end of the enclosure partially truncated by a later field…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA025-070
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- Maker not stated on source page, irisharchaeology.org
- Maker not stated on source page, www.businessinsider.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andrewmc, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
- A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, ru.dreamstime.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
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