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Enclosure in Knockroe (coonagh By.)

Enclosure
Enclosure in Knockroe (coonagh By.)
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Knockroe holds a forgotten circular enclosure on the west slope of its prominent hill, visible only when grass grows unevenly after rain. The shape resisted mapping and survived drainage cuts, suggesting human hands shaped the land before modern fields erased its edges. It may have marked a boundary, a ceremony or a warning, but the earth kept the circle hidden from ordinary sight.
In reclaimed pasture on W slope of prominent hill in Knockroe townland. Not depicted on OSi maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 56; AP 4/3630) as a circular shaped cropmark. No surface remains visible on OSi orthophotos taken between 2005-2012 where drainage channels are visible running N-S and E-W. The possible monument is visible as a vague cropmark from E-S-SW on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 23 March 2021

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