Marcagh's Stable Possible Enclosure, County Donegal

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What is recorded here

Depicted on the current edition of the Ordnance Survey 6-inch map in gothic script as 'Marcagh's Stable' where it is outlined as an oval-shaped grove of trees. This potential monument has not been visited, it could be the remains of a natural feature rather than an archaeological monument.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG053-050

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