Enclosure in Kinnabo, County Cavan (CV002-010----)

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What is recorded here

Not marked on OS 1836 or 1876 eds. Known locally as a 'fort'. Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 30.7m) enclosed by the remains of a drystone rampart. Original entrance not recognisable. Densely overgrown with vegetation.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV002-010

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