Enclosure in Gortanabla, fairy fort in County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

Marked as a small feature (diam. c. 20m) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as a larger enclosure (diam. c. 35m) on the 1915 ed. Situated on the crest at the E end of a NE-SW rise, it is not visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture but it was probably a rath.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO050-025

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