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Enclosure in Gortarevan

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Map note: The map marks Enclosure in Gortarevan as an enclosure around Gortarevan, County Offaly, Ireland. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.
Not visible at ground level. Aerial photographs (GSI, M 388/9) shows cropmark of possible circular enclosure.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF029-010

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Photo credits
  • Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Morgan Treacy / Inpho, as credited by The Irish Times, www.irishtimes.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.msn.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Corcs999, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Jonjobaker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, production.english-heritage.org.uk
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