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Embanked enclosure in Derreenannagh

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At the crest of the S-facing slope of a small drumlin. Circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. c. 23m) which remains unplanted in a coniferous forest is defined by a scarp (H 0.2-1m). There is no visible entrance, but a bank and fosse were recorded in 1972 (Gannon 1972). Rath (RO007-050----) is c. 70m to the NW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO007-051

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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