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Moated site in Carrig

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Situated on a gentle W-facing slope overlooking the Liffey valley; area now under Blessington Reservoir. Enclosure (dims. c. 25m N-S x 20m E-W defined by bank and external fosse, visible as cropmark on aerial photographs (GSIAP, N 332-3). Revised by: G. Conroy Date of revision: 18 January 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI005-078

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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