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Enclosure in Clonfinlough

Enclosure

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What is recorded here

Not visible at ground level. Potential enclosure identified by T. McDonald as part of an archaeological survey of the Clonmacnoise region in 1987 (McDonald 1987, 8). Described by McDonald as 'traces of an enclosure with part of a bank remaining on the outside only' (McDonald 1987, 8).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF006-059

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  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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