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Cliff-edge fort in Newtown (cloncurry Ed)

Cliff-edge fort
Cliff-edge fort in Newtown (cloncurry Ed)
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Cliff-edge fort in Newtown (cloncurry Ed) stands as a partial cropmark, revealing a semi-circular enclosure about forty-six metres wide on the south side of a stream. The earth itself has forgotten the shape, yet the soil still holds the memory of a boundary drawn between Newtown and Cappagh. What is missing is not loss but transformation: the cliff edge has become a line of sight, and the fort has become a question the land asks whenever rain strips it bare.
Partial cropmark of semi-circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 46m NE-SW) on S side of stream which forms townland boundary with Cappagh visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthophoto taken 28/06/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by John Mulligan Date of upload: 25 May 2020

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