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Enclosure in Killaghteen

Enclosure

Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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Overview

Enclosure in Killaghteen is recorded as Enclosure in Limerick. In undulating, rough pasture, in flood plain of stream. 12m WNW-ESE) defined by scarped edge (H 0.25m

Who made it and when

The saved account records: In undulating, rough pasture, in flood plain of stream.

How it was made and used

The saved account records: 12m WNW-ESE) defined by scarped edge (H 0.25m

What was found

The saved account records: Wth 4m), with faint trace of external fosse S-NE (D 0.25m

What remains

The saved account records: Wth 8.5m) where covered by yellow iris and rushes.

Why it mattered

Enclosure in Killaghteen matters because the source ties enclosure to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Interior level except along edge E-SE where there is a gentle indent in the ground.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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