Enclosure in Lyroe, County Cork

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What is recorded here

In forestry. Depicted on 1938 OS 6-inch map as small hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 10m). Circular area (11m E-W) enclosed by low earth and stone bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.65m). Bank and interior planted with trees. Bank broken in several places due to forestry activity.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO060-028

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