Embanked enclosure in Knockvicar, County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 25m) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as an oval feature (dims c. 40m NW-SE; c. 25m NE-SW) on the 1914 ed. Situated on the S bank of the River Boyle, it is not visible at ground level in pasture.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO006-016

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