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In pasture, located on a terrace on an undulating W-facing slope. There is a stream 30m to N. The location provides widespread views of lowlying pastureland from SW−NW, with the Atlantic in the distance at SW and NW. This possible enclosure is not shown on the 1838 and 1919 OS 6-inch maps. It consists of a slightly…

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In pasture, located on a terrace on an undulating W-facing slope. There is a stream 30m to N. The location provides widespread views of lowlying pastureland from SW−NW, with the Atlantic in the distance at SW and NW. This possible enclosure is not shown on the 1838 and 1919 OS 6-inch maps. It consists of a slightly raised, roughly circular area (diam. 10.5-11m) defined by a scarp. Stones can be felt underfoot or protrude in parts around the scarp. The W arc of the scarp (H 0.4m at SW, 0.7m at NW) is most clearly defined, and has a slight internal lip at top, suggesting the remains of an enclosing wall. The scarp at SE appears somewhat expanded, with two large stones protruding on the external face; it may incorporate field clearance stones. There is a break (Wth 2m) at NE and another (Wth 1.5-2m) at SSE. The grass-covered remains are poorly defined, but appear to represent the remnants of a small enclosure of uncertain date and function. It occupies a natural rise, and it is unclear to what extent its outline may reflect underlying bedrock. A loose cairn of field clearance stones, not grass-covered, lies immediately adjacent at NE. Remnants of a relict field wall, consisting of a roughly N-S row of contiguous large stones, lie 3m to E. Relict cultivation ridges are visible, on varying orientations, throughout the surrounding field.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA105-022

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