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Ecclesiastical enclosure in Abbert Demesne

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On a slight rise in former demesne lane, 80m W of a stream. A large poorly preserved circular enclosure (D 162m) defined by a degraded earthen bank. Within the interior are the remains of a church (GA058-002----) surrounded by a rectangular graveyard. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA058-002001

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