What is recorded here
Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisdaulan, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular structure appears on 1837 and 1915 maps with an external diameter of about 50m. It sits towards the bottom of a northeast-facing slope. Aerial photography reveals a 40m circular area defined by a slight fosse, although the ground level remains hidden in pasture.
Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 50m) on the 1837 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated towards the bottom of a NE-facing slope. It is not visible at ground level in pasture, but is visible as a circular area (diam. c. 40m) defined by a slight fosse on aerial photograph (ASIAP (163) 27,31).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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