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Embanked enclosure in Coolishal Upper

Fairy fort / ringfort
Embanked enclosure in Coolishal Upper
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What is recorded here

Situated on a slight NW-facing slope on a general E-W ridge. Marked as an embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 45-50m) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It is not visible at ground level in pasture.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX011-006

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