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Enclosure in Monascreebe

Enclosure

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The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). of OS 6-inch map. No visible surface trace.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH004-119

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