Enclosure in Tuam Island, County Cavan

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What is recorded here

Located on the summit of the small Tuam Island. A circular enclosure is depicted on the 1835 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map, and a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) defined by an earthen bank and hedge N-S-W is visible on aerial images. It was first reported by Jo Cregg.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV002-045

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