What is recorded here
On a rise in undulating pastureland. This well-preserved concentric enclosure (diam. c. 43.3m) is defined by an inner bank and fosse which are separated from the outer bank and fosse by a flat berm (Wth c. 10m). The inner bank and fosse have been quarried out at NE and ESE. The outer bank is visible all round but the…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA095-086
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- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, irisharchaeology.org
- Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
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