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Enclosure in Ramstown

Enclosure

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Located on a slight NW-facing slope. The cropmark of a subcircular enclosure (dims c. 55m E-W; c. 46m N-S) defined by a continuous fosse is visible on iMAPs (2022). It is also partially visible on MapGenie (2013-18), and it was first reported by Jean Charles Caillére. See the attached enhanced view from iMAPs (2022) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 June 2023

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX050-028

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  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • P L Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • P L Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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