Enclosure in Toora, County Offaly

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What is recorded here

Map note: Find the recorded point for Enclosure in Toora, an enclosure around Toora, County Offaly, Ireland. See what else is recorded around this spot before making up the rest.

Not visible at ground level. Depicted as an irregular shaped enclosure on 1840 edition of the OS 6-inch map.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF041-001

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