Embanked enclosure in Castlesampson (RO051-033----)

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What is recorded here

Marked only on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a small embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 25m), and situated on a ridge in an undulating landscape. There are faint traces of a circular grass-covered area (diam. 24m) defined by a slight, widely-spread bank. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO051-033

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