Enclosure in Loughan, County Cavan

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What is recorded here

Not marked on OS 1836 or 1876 eds. Situated within a forestry plantation c. 90m from Lough MacNean Upper. Depicted on the OS latest edition as a small oval enclosure (dims. c. 25m N-S; c.20m E-W). Not located.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV002-013

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