Enclosure in Kilcat, County Sligo

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What is recorded here

Situated on a slight S-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Not marked on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. Slightly raised oval area (dims. 10m NW-SE; 7.5m NE-SW) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone (Wth 5.4m; int. H 0.4m). No fosse visible. The bank appears to have been disturbed on all sides with dumps of field clearance earth and stone against the external face. Original entrance not recognisable.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL005-053

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