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Enclosure in Rathcrea, County Laois (LA014-005----)

Enclosure

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Official monument number
LA014-005----
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What is recorded here

An oval enclosure marked on the 1841 ed OS 6-inch map. The area of the site is indicated by a hollow (dim. 44m E-W). No other visible surface remains.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA014-005

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  • Laois Today; individual photographer not stated, www.laoistoday.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.laoistoday.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, travelaroundireland.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Leo McKEEFRY, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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