Embanked enclosure in Calveagh Upper, County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

Towards the N end of a NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered but poached area (diam. 32m N-S; 31m E-W) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 5.4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.3m) S-W-NE with outer facing stones at N (C 9.7m), and a drystone wall NE-SSE while the base of the original wall (Wth 2.7m) is visible at SE. There is no visible entrance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO008B004

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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Kilmovee Shamrocks GAA Club, via Connaught Telegraph; individual photographer not named, www.con-telegraph.ie
Charlestown GAA (@CharlestownGAA) via HoganStand; individual photographer not stated, hoganstand.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.irishamerica.com

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