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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Largan (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It appears as a circular embanked enclosure about forty-five to fifty metres across on the 1837 and 1914 Ordnance Survey maps. The site lies towards the bottom of a gentle northeast-facing slope but is no longer visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture.
Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 45-50m) on the 1837 and 1914 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated towards the bottom of a gentle NE-facing slope. It is not visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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