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Enclosure in Rathmoyle

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What is recorded here

Marked on the 1841 and 1909 editions of the OS 6-inch maps, a subcircular area (max. dims. 50m NW-SE, 40m NE-SW). Situated in undulating countryside. No visible surface remains.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA024-031

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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.familyeducation.com
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.com.sg
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.co.uk
  • A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, irisharchaeology.org
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