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Enclosure in Greenane

Enclosure

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In improved, lush pasture, on a level area just above a natural ENE-facing slope. Semi-circular area (dims. 26m E-W; 14m N-S) defined by a bank (overall Wth 7.2m; Wth at top 1.7m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.25m) ESE-WSW and traces of a fosse (Wth 6.8m; D 0.15m) are evident ESE-WSW. The interior has a gentle ENE-facing slope and has been incorporated into the rest of the field as pasture. It is depicted on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map as a sub- circular enclosure (dims. 28m N-S; c. 28m E-W) with a straightened side to the N.
In improved, lush pasture, on a level area just above a natural ENE-facing slope. Semi-circular area (dims. 26m E-W; 14m N-S) defined by a bank (overall Wth 7.2m; Wth at top 1.7m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.25m) ESE-WSW and traces of a fosse (Wth 6.8m; D 0.15m) are evident ESE-WSW. The interior has a gentle ENE-facing slope and has been incorporated into the rest of the field as pasture. It is depicted on the 1st…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TS059-103

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  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • Dublin Castle RIC, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Garry Dickinson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Graham Horn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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