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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowmoney, County Roscommon, Ireland. It appears as a circular embanked enclosure about fifty metres across on the 1837 and 1915 Ordnance Survey maps, sitting on a gentle east-northeast-facing slope. The earthworks are no longer visible at ground level in pasture, while Rath lies about 130 metres to the southeast.
Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 50m) on the 1837 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a gentle ENE-facing slope. It is not visible at ground level in pasture. Rath (RO042-083----) is c. 130m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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