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Enclosure in Herbertstown (duleek Upper By.)

Enclosure

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Located at the crest of the S-facing slope of the ENE-WSW Fourknocks ridge. An oval enclosure (dims c. 70m NE-SW; c. 45m NW-SE) defined by a wide fosse (Wth c. 4-5m) is visible on Google Earth (17/10/2017; 25/06/2018). It is also visible on Digital Globe c. 2013 and Apple Maps, and it may have been an ornamental wood on the demesne of Herbertstown House. It was first reported by Ian Lennon. See the attached views from Google Earth _1 (25/06/2018); _3 (17/10/2017) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 2 December 2020

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