Enclosure in Gortnalee, County Laois

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What is recorded here

Marked on the 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure. On the 1908 edition, hachures indicate the site from SE-W (C c. 50m). In undulating countryside. No visible surface remains.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA028-019

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