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Enclosure in Stephenstown

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In reclaimed pasture 140m E of the townland boundary with Adamstown. Not depicted asdan antiquity on OSi maps. Shown as a square-shaped field (dims. c. 29m N-S x 29m E-W) enclosing a buildings at E side on 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. Identified as a square enclosure on examination of Bord Gáis Éireann aerial photograph (BGE 2559; Site No. 097; strip map 4 site 4/27) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages. Post-1700 enclosure or haggard associated with farm building as depicted on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. See attached Google Earth orthoimages.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI040-099

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Knockane GAA Club website; individual photographer not stated, www.knockane.com
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