Enclosure in Stradbally, County Laois

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What is recorded here

The SW portion of a possible enclosure (max. dim. c. 60m NW-SSE) is marked on the 1909 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Situated in gently undulating countryside. No visible surface remains, modern football pitch on site of enclosure.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA019-002

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