Enclosure in Burrane, County Cork

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What is recorded here

In pasture on gentle S-facing slope. Oval area (29m N-S; 40m E-W) defined to S by earthen bank (H c. 2m); scarp to W; bounded by laneway to N. Break in bank to S (Wth 2m). Interior slightly raised to S and E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO123-026

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