Enclosure in Purcellstown, County Louth

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What is recorded here

The remains of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 37m) are visible as a crop-mark on an aerial photograph (Google). (pers. comm. T. Condit). LH017-125----_01.jpg Crop-mark visible on Google aerial photograph (12 July 2013). LH017-125----_02.jpg Close-up of the crop-mark.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH017-125

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