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Maylin Cropmark Enclosure

Enclosure

What is recorded here

A cropmark revealed by aerial photograph (St. Joseph, AJS 20) shows a subcircular enclosure c. 35m in diameter with a gap to the NE. There is art internal circular structure on the S side of the enclosure. It was situated on a slight rise in excellent land. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG054-011

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Joe Boland / North West News Pix, via Donegal Daily, www.donegaldaily.com
  • Eeno11, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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