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Enclosure in Halfmiletown

Enclosure

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Visible on a GSI aerial photo (S 58, 57) as the cropmarks of some 5 small enclosures, possible ring-ditches. A cist burial (KD040-003----) was discovered c. 200m to the NW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD040-047

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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