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Enclosure in Killedan, County Mayo (MA071-162----)

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MA071-162----
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What is recorded here

In pasture, close to a break in slope where ground falls away to ESE for 100m to the Pollagh River. A circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 25m) is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is not shown on later map editions. There is no visible surface trace at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA071-162

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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • Kiltimagh GAA Club; individual photographer not named, kiltimaghgaaclub.com
  • Swinford GAA; the page thanks Michael Maye, Rita Campbell and Fiona McDonagh, without assigning the panoramic image to one maker, swinfordgaa.ie
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