Enclosure in Towlerton, County Laois

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

Situated on the side of a ridge. An oval area (dims. c. 44m N-S, 34m E-W) defined by a scarp (H c. 1m). No evidence of fosse or entrance.

Photo credits

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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Crettyard GAA Club / Smart Lotto; individual photographer not named, smartlotto.ie
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