What is recorded here
In rough grazing, on a terrace on a N-facing slope with commanding views N over Berehaven Harbour and the Caha Mountains. A roughly circular, slightly raised area (14m E-W; 13m N-S) is defined by the intermittent remains of a mainly gorse-covered earthen bank (Wth 1.2m; H 0.2m). The level interior is in pasture. This enclosure is known locally as a 'lios'. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO115-135
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Towel401, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ericpol ( talk ), Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jeff Buck, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gordon Hatton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Adriaen van Diest, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Nomasoft, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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