Enclosure in Aghnacross, County Laois

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What is recorded here

Indicated on the 1841 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch maps. A circular area (diam. c. 39.2m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 2.8m, int. H c. 1.2m, ext. H c. 1.6m) from SW-NE, and elsewhere by a scarp. No other visible surface remains.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA030-015

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Cooper's HillMountain / peak · 1423 ydComputer-made picture

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Children's playground2.0 miComputer-made picture

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