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Embanked enclosure in Kilmovee (WA008-012----)

Fairy fort / ringfort
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What is recorded here

Marked as a circular embanked enclousre (ext. diam. c. 40-45m) on the 1840 and 1927 eds. of the OS 6-inch map and situated in pasture on a S-facing slope. Described locally as a 'lios' which is visible as a ring of dark soil when ploughed, it is not visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA008-012

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Official monument number
WA008-012----
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