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Embanked enclosure in Kiltultoge (RO035-005----)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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RO035-005----
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On the NW-facing crest of a slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 46.5m; 40.8m N-S) defined by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 6.7-8.4m; Wth of base 4.3-4.8m; int. D 0.6-1m; ext. D 0.25-0.5m) NW-E-SE with slight traces of an inner bank (int. H 0.2m) E-SE, and by a scarp (H 0.6m) elsewhere. The perimeter has been cut back NW-NNE and S-WSW, and a pond has been excavated into the scarp and fosse SE-SSE. There is no identifiable original entrance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO035-005

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  • Maker not stated on source page, irisharchaeology.org
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Tulsk GAA club website; individual photographer not stated, www.tulskgaa.ie
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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