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Enclosure in Ballycahan,killilagh

Enclosure
Enclosure in Ballycahan,killilagh
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What is recorded here

On a gentle NE-facing slope in pasture, with wide views. Listed as 'Potential site - aerial photo' in the RMP (1996). This levelled rectangular enclosure (17m NW-SE; 16m NE-SW) is defined on three sides (SW-N) by a very faintly visible band (Wth 1.5m) of dense vegetation (grass, nettles, etc.); the NE side is overlaid by a modern field wall. It may have been a moated site. The following image has been uploaded: CL008-068----_01.jpg Aerial view from WNW (ASI photo, SMR file) Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 26 October 2022
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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