Embanked enclosure in Cloonalough, County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

At the N end of a low NNW-SSE ridge overlooking the W shore of Lough O'Flynn, c. 450m to the E. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 31.2m N-S; 29.7m E-W) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 3.7-4.6m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1-1.1m) ENE-SW and by a scarp (0.9-1.5m) elsewhere. There is a rounded fosse (Wth of top 3.6m at E to 6.3m at S; D 0.1m at E to 0.5m at W) ENE-S-NW with an outer overgrown bank (Wth 3.6m; H 1m) at SE and SSW-NNW. There is no identifiable original entrance, but there are quarries in the NW quadrant of the interior, perhaps the site of the 'cave' in local tradition (Gannon 1972).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO025-002

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