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Enclosure in Coolafancy,raheenglass

Enclosure
Enclosure in Coolafancy,raheenglass
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What is recorded here

Notified (6-1-2023) by Ms Faith Bailey. Visible in tillage on Google Earth aerial imagery (July 2021) as the cropmark of a large oval enclosure (est. diams. c. 85m NE-SW; c. 67m). The N-S townland boundary recorded on OS historic mapping (separating Raheenglass to W from Coolafancy to E) ran over the W sector of the monument but has been removed. See attached image: WI043-032001_.JPG Snip from Google Earth aerial imagery, July 2021. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 January 2023
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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