Enclosure in Rincoolagh, County Longford

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What is recorded here

On a gentle SE-facing slope in pasture. Depicted as the SW end of a rectangular enclosure, aligned NE–SW, on the 1937 and 1914 editions of the OS 6-inch map and designated ‘Fort’ on the 1837 edition. Not visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LF016-008

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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Clarke Steel Fabrication project photograph; individual photographer not stated, www.clarkesteel.ie
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