Enclosure in Leabeg Lower, County Wicklow

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What is recorded here

Traces of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 60m) are clearly visible on Google Earth (Imagery date 7/12/2013) and to a lesser extent the OSI ortho imagery (dated 2000 and 2005). Brought to the attention of ASI by Owen Connolly.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI013-117

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