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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Cuilleen (moycarn By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a gentle south-facing slope as a subcircular overgrown area measuring thirty-nine metres north-south and thirty-five point four metres east-west. A stone spread two point five to four point two metres wide defines the boundary, with inner facing-stones visible at the west although the original entrance cannot be detected. Local reports describe its use as a children's burial ground, but no grave-markers are visible.
On a gentle S-facing slope. Subcircular overgrown area (dims 39m N-S; 35.4m E-W) defined by a stone spread (Wth 2.5-4.2m; int. H 0.1-0.4m; ext. H 0.2-0.7m), with inner facing-stones visible at W. The original entrance cannot be detected, and there are local reports of its use as a children's burial ground (RO054-010002-), but no grave-markers are visible. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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