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Below crest of hill, on SE shoulder of Mount Hillary. Oval area (70m WNW-ESE; 66m WSW-ENE) enclosed by low earthen bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.25m) with internal fosse (D 0.35m). Break (Wth 3m) in bank to NW. Interior slopes down to W. Cairn (11811) c. 150m to E of enclosure, but not visible from it.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO031-058

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