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Enclosure in Luggacurren

Enclosure

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Situated in undulating countryside. Cropmark of subcircular enclosure visible on aerial photographs (GSI, S 141-2). Differential growth indicates the enclosing element at E and W. No other visible surface remains.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA025-016

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