Enclosure in Kilmacar, County Kilkenny

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What is recorded here

On the gently rising W slopes of Gloshia river valley, in rolling grassland. There are good views N, E and S across and along the valley, land rising gently to E. An enclosure (int. diam. c. 32m N-S; c. 33m E-W; overall diam. c. 47m N-S; c. 45m E-W) is indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map and 1947 revision. The monument has been levelled and is not visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK010-039

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