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Indicated — Dunmore Demesne

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Indicated — Dunmore Demesne
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In gently undulating farmland within the former demesne of Dunmore House, a late 18th-C mansion (Bence-Jones 1978, 116) which stands 170m to NNE. Poorly preserved oval enclosure (N-S 37m, E-W 25.5m) defined by a bank of earth and stone (H 0.9m max. ext.) and a narrow shallow external fosse (Wth 1m). The interior rises towards the centre. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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