Embanked enclosure in Lisnagroagh, County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

On a gentle E and S-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 50.3m E-W; 50.2m N-S) defined by and earthen bank with some bushes (Wth 4.3-6.7m; int. H 0.25-0.9m; ext. H 1.2-1.8m), and a rounded fosse (Wth of top 6-7m; Wth of base 2.5-3.1m; D 0.85-1.5m) SSW-W-NE. There is an entrance at SE (max. ext. diam. 60.3m E-W; 59.5m N-S).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO041-013

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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Sarah777 at en.wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
Roscommon GAA County Board (article credits GAA.ie content); individual photographer not stated, www.gaaroscommon.ie
Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
RosCamán, Roscommon official hurling development committee; individual aerial photographer not stated, roscaman.ie

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