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Pound in Lauragh Upper

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In a rugged, gorse-covered area, on a W-facing slope overlooking Glanmore Lake. A square enclosure (c. 10m x c. 10m) is indicated and named 'pound' on the 1846 OS 6-inch map. This possible enclosure is not visible at ground level. A laneway connects this pound with the road. It is also named 'pound' on the OS Fair Plan.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE108-036

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