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Ecclesiastical enclosure in Ballyguyroe South

Ecclesiastical enclosure

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In tillage, on plateau, with view in all directions. Roughly circular area (108m E-W; 96m N-S) enclosed by drystone wall SE->NNW and by scarp (H 3.6m) NNW->SE. Bank overgrown with bushes. Interior level; several pieces of iron slag recovered during site inspection. Known locally as 'Ard na Killeen'. Ringfort (12109) c. 90m to E. Surrounding field boundaries built of stone.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO018-032

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Pictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; CaitNi, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain; john salter, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0; Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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