Enclosure in Ralish, County Laois

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What is recorded here

Map note: Enclosure in Ralish is recorded around Ralish, County Laois, Ireland as an enclosure. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.

A circular enclosure visible on aerial photographs (GSI, S 145-6). No visible surface remains.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA024-043

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