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Enclosure in Raheen Upper

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Marked on the 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map; a circular 'fort' (diam. c. 40m). In undulating countryside. No visible surface remains.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA028-029

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