Enclosure in Raheendarragh, County Carlow

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What is recorded here

On the lower W-facing slopes of Mount Leinster in upland pasture. An oval enclosure (diam. c. 52m N-S; c. 48m E-W) defined by a low stoney bank, though the bank is not evident in the NW quadrant. Identified and reported by Michael Monahan. The enclosure is clearly visible on the ground and can also be seen on satellite imagery (OS ortho and Digitalglobe). See attached photographs taken by Michael Monahan: CW020-029----_01 Overview from NE CW020-029----_02 E stoney bank from S CW020-029----_03 SW stoney bank from E Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 14 May 2019

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CW020-029

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