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Embanked enclosure in Carricknagat

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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On the summit of a broad, low hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 47m E-W; 44m N-S) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth of base 4-6.5m; Wth of top 1-1.4m; int. H 0.25-0.6m; ext. H 0.8m at W to 1.7m at E) and hedge, and a rounded fosse (Wth of top 5-6m; Wth of base 1.5-2.2m; D 0.2-0.6m) NNW-E-SW. There is an entrance (Wth 2.2m) at NNW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO044-057

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Photo credits
  • RosCamán, Roscommon official hurling development committee; individual aerial photographer not stated, roscaman.ie
  • dougf, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
  • Brian Lawless / Sportsfile, as credited in the Ulster GAA caption, ulster.gaa.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, au.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
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