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Moated site in Ballyfoyle

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What is recorded here

Situated in gently undulating countryside. Cropmark of part of possible rectangular enclosure visible on aerial photograph (CUCAP, BGN 58). No visible surface remains.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA026-015

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