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Enclosure in Ballysmuttan Lower

Enclosure

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Situated on a ridge extending NW-SE. Visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP, O 89-90), as a small irregular oval enclosure (max. dims. c. 25m N-S x c. 20m E-W). Not visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI005-042

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Robert Bone, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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