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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cuilmore (roscommon By., Ballygarden Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a gentle north-facing slope of a low drumlin, forming a circular grass and scrub-covered area roughly 26 metres wide and 25 metres deep. An overgrown earthen bank surrounds the centre, while a shallow fosse cuts the ground outside the bank. Another rath lies about 150 metres to the southeast.
On a gentle N-facing slope of a low drumlin. Circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 26m E-W; 25m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 2.6-4m; int. H 0.1-0.3m; ext. H 0.6-1m) with traces of inner facing-stones at S and a fosse (Wth of top 3-5.7m; Wth of base 1.6-1.9m; D 0.2-0.6m). There is no identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO023-029----) is c. 150m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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