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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrownagullagh, County Roscommon, Ireland. The D-shaped grass and rush-covered area sits on a level, low-lying landscape and measures 28.5m north-south by 20.3m east-west. An overgrown earthen bank defines the perimeter, while an outer fosse cuts into the ground beside it. A field bank and drain truncate the southwest section, and no original entrance remains identifiable.
On a level, low-lying landscape. D-shaped grass and rush-covered area (dims 28.5m N-S; 20.3m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3-3.3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1m), which is incorporated into a field and road bank SSE-SSW, and an outer fosse (Wth of top 3.4m; Wth of base 1.8m; D 0.3m) NE-SSE. The monument is truncated by a NW-SE field bank and outer drain at SW. There is no identifiable original entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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