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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killeenrevagh, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the top of a southeast-facing slope on a broad north-northwest-south-southeast ridge. A slight, overgrown earthen bank surrounds a circular grass area, while a largely back-filled ditch marks part of the perimeter. Another rath lies about 160 metres to the northwest.
Towards the top of the SE-facing slope of a broad NNW-SSE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 38.3m NW-SE; 38.1m NE-SW) defined by a slight but overgrown and poached earthen bank (at SW: Wth 4.9m; int. H 1m; ext. H 0.5m) which is reduced to a scarp (at NE: H 1.1m) over most of the perimeter, with a fosse (at NE: Wth of top 6m; Wth of base 3.2m; D 0.6m) which is largely back-filled. There is no identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO042-071002-) is c. 160m to the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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