Enclosure in Tulfarris, County Wicklow

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What is recorded here

Situated in an established plantation within a marshy area near Blessington Reservoir. Circular enclosure (diam. c. 32m) consisting of a domed interior (H 1.5m) defined by an annular fosse (Wth 3-4m; D 0.3m). Hachured on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. Possibly a landscape feature.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI010-002

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
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National Bird of Prey Centre (photographer not stated), National Bird of Prey Centre
INPHO / Laszlo Geczo, credited in HoganStand caption, hoganstand.com
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Picture: Wicklow County Tourism
James Allan, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
James Allan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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