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Ecclesiastical enclosure in Carns

Ecclesiastical enclosure

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On a SE-facing slope at the E end of the Carnfree ridge, and surrounding the church (RO028-075005-) and all other features. Oval enclosure (dims 130m E-W; 88m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank best preserved at N (Wth 3m; max. int. H 0.8m; max. ext. H 1m) but frequently reduced to a scarp (H 0.2-0.5m) and…

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On a SE-facing slope at the E end of the Carnfree ridge, and surrounding the church (RO028-075005-) and all other features. Oval enclosure (dims 130m E-W; 88m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank best preserved at N (Wth 3m; max. int. H 0.8m; max. ext. H 1m) but frequently reduced to a scarp (H 0.2-0.5m) and largely removed N-E. It has an out-turned entrance (Wth 4m) at E with a rectangular platform (RO028-075007-) inside the entrance on the N side. It encloses the bivallate enclosure (RO028-075009-) recorded in remote sensing (06R0081). Excavation (06E0655) of a section of the perimeter at S reveals it is a drystone-built wall (Wth 2m). A charcoal filled trench outside it at S is interpreted as a corn-drying kiln (RO028-075013-) (Shanahan 2006, 7; 2009a, 455). See the attached aerial images taken from the SE (001) and NW (014).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO028-075004

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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.thecollector.com
  • Tulsk GAA club website; individual photographer not stated, www.tulskgaa.ie
  • Eric Jones, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • Gillaween, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.irishamerica.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.gaa.ie
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