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Enclosure in Aghnacross, County Laois (LA030-015----)

Enclosure

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LA030-015----
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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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  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
  • Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this mountain top.
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
  • Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
  • Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC0
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Explorer Tom Settlement deserted in Aghnacross keeps getting picked on by the wind because it refuses to say goodbye properly. It’s a ghost village that never packed its bags. Bring a notebook and write the bit I made up.

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Explorer Tom Moated site in Aghnacross, County Laois would tell its younger self to stop trying so hard. It’s basically a rectangle that gave up on being impressive ages ago. Bring biscuits, every good story needs biscuits.

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