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Enclosure in Cahermaclanchy

Enclosure
Enclosure in Cahermaclanchy
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On level ground, in rough pasture and karstic limestone, within an extensive multiperiod field system (CL008-109001-). Partly indicated on the 1897 OS 25-inch plan and the 1920 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. This subcircular enclosure (int. diam. 25.8m NE-SW) is defined at NNE-SW by a low collapsed and grass-covered wall (Wth 1.5-3m; max. int. H 0.75m; ext. H 0.25-1.25m) with a crude limestone outer wall-face (two/three courses high) visible at NNE and SE. There are two mounds of rubble along the line of the perimeter at W and NW. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 8 December 2022
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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