Field boundary in Gorteennamuck, County Kilkenny

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What is recorded here

On a hill in an area of rock outcrop and scrubland recently cleared for grazing. Good views to W. Adjoining the fosse of an enclosure (KK009-005001) to N and S are field walls (Wth 1.6m; H 1.3m) employing large blocks of rock outcrop which may be of considerable antiquity. There is a large enclosure (KK009-092----) immediately to the S. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 January 2018

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK009-005002

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