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Enclosure in Fanaghs

Enclosure

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What is recorded here

Cropmark of circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 28m) visible on Google earth aerial imagery. See attached image taken from Google Earth aerial photographs taken 28/06/2018.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD009-043

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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.boboandchichi.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
  • Jonjobaker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.thejournal.ie
  • Jamie Carroll, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, fi.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
  • St Kevin’s GFC Kildare; photographer not stated, www.stkevinsgfc.ie
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