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Sheepfold in Derryreag

Enclosure

What is recorded here

In rough hill pasture, on an E-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Clydagh River. A roughly oval enclosure (c. 8m NW-SE; c. 4m NE-SW) is indicated on the 1894-5 OS 6-inch map. It is not visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE076-012

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  • Picture: www.kerrygaa.ie
  • Adrian King, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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