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Enclosure in Knockloe, County Wicklow (WI037-012----)

Enclosure

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Official monument number
WI037-012----
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What is recorded here

Situated on the summit of a low ridge. Circular enclosure (diam. c. 32m) marked on the 1838 and 1907 OS 6-inch maps, and also visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP, S 121-2). Not visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI037-012

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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