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Ecclesiastical enclosure in Ballynacarrick Lower

Ecclesiastical enclosure

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What is recorded here

Large circular area (diam. c. 75m) surrounded by a low bank and shallow fosse. Possible remains of a small stone building at the centre. Situated on slightly marshy pasture land. Possibly an early church site.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD038-041

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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