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Enclosure in Gormanstown, County Limerick (LI040-069----)

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LI040-069----
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Monument described in 1943 as following; 'This is a simple flat-topped circular mound, with vertical sides, surrounded by a continuous but very shallow fosse. The overall diameter is 150' [45m] and the maximum height of the platform above the field level is 8' [2.4m]' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 170). Situated on poorly drained grassland the outline of this tree-covered earthwork is clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI040-069

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Knockane GAA Club website; individual photographer not stated, www.knockane.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.gettyimages.ca
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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