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Enclosure in Ballymihil, County Clare (CL005-160009-)

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CL005-160009-
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In elevated rocky pasture within with commanding views from E to N. Within a field system (CL005-160001-). Indicated on the 1916 OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). A subcircular drystone enclosure (28m N-S; 24m E-W) with a flat interior and no visible entrance. A house site (CL005-309----) occupies the centre of the enclosure. A cashel (CL005-160015-) is located c. 80m to the ENE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL005-160009

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