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Enclosure in Newtown

Enclosure

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On a SE-facing slope of Slievenamuck mountain, on the W edge of a steep-sided mountain stream gorge, in dense undergrowth of brambles, ferns, deadwood, gorse and scrub. Identified on an aerial photograph (Air Corps V.311/2949-8) as an enclosure which appears to be D-shaped with the gorge possibly forming the E edge. It is not visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TS073-019

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • kevin higgins, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Graham Horn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Deemaykay, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5

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