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Enclosure in Gorteeshal

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This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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What is recorded here

On a very gradual S-facing slope in lush meadow, on land sloping towards the valley floor. Monument identified on aerial photograph (Air Corps 2230/1) as a roughly circular cropmark. There is no visible trace of the enclosure above ground.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TS086-035

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • A copy of this photograph is owned by National Library of Ireland and can be viewed here [1], Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • john salter, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • Croffle009 / Trip.com; photographer not separately stated, Trip.com
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