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Enclosure in Knockdrin

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Enclosure in Knockdrin
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This site is located on Knockdrin Hill which is enclosed on all sides by Derrygreenagh Bog. No visible surface remains on this site in the area where the site was marked on the OS 6-inch map. May have been destroyed by argicultural practices in the area. Potential site identified as a cropmark on GSI aerial photograph that was taken in 1973 (GSI N 587/8). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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