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Marked as a large rectangular embanked enclosure (ext. dims. c. 65m E-W; c. 60m N-S) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a level landscape. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 50m) defined by an eroded earthen bank (Wth 10m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.7m). There is no visible fosse or entrance. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 July 2011

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA028-004

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • John Ahern / The Avondhu, avondhupress.ie
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