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Embanked enclosure in Portobello

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On top of a low rise. Circular grass-covered and rounded mound (diam. of base 8.5m; H 1.75m) defined by a fosse (Wth of base 1.5m at N to 3.4m at S) and a gapped outer bank (Wth 3.6-4.7m generally to 5.3m at S; int. H 0.05m at N to 0.55m at SW; ext. H 0.75m at SW to 1.9m at S). There is no visible entrance (max. ext. diam. 23m N-S).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO016-019

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  • Maker not stated on source page, irishheritagenews.ie
  • Roscommon Herald; individual photographer of this image not stated, www.roscommonherald.ie
  • Dan Clohessy / INPHO, www.roscommonherald.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.irishamerica.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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