Enclosure in Cooperhill OR Gobbadagh

In woodland, on a rise on a SW-facing slope overlooking the Arrow or Unshin River. A circular area (int. diam. 13m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1.4m; ext. H 1.2m) and an external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.4m). The entrance is at S with a causeway (Wth 4m) across the fosse. The interior is waterlogged and partially obscured by three fallen oak trees. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008