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Enclosure in Castlereagh

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Situated on top of an E-W ridge in undulating countryside. Natural ridge which has been quarried on its N side with no evidence of any archaeological features visible. Probably destroyed after 1840 as it was marked on the 1840 edition of the OS 6-inch map and not on the later editions.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF007-025

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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