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Embanked enclosure in Barnacawley

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a gentle S-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 26.7m E-W; 24.2m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 1.8-2.6m; int. H 0.1-0.5m; ext. H 0.1-0.6m) which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.5m) S-W and destroyed NW-N and NE-E. There is no visible fosse or entrance. Earthwork (RO014-063----) is c. 180m to the NNE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO014-062

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  • Maker not stated on source page, heritageireland.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.thejournal.ie
  • David Purchase, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Éire Óg GAA Club, credited by Roscommon Herald; individual photographer not stated, www.roscommonherald.ie
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.ie
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