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Enclosure in Russagh

Enclosure

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Map note: Look up Enclosure in Russagh, an enclosure around Russagh, County Offaly, Ireland. The past can keep its secrets; the map gives you a starting point.
Not visible at ground level. Aerial photographs (GSI, N 578/579) shows faint outline of subcircular enclosure.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF002-012

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