Enclosure in Moymlough, County Sligo

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In level elevated pasture; the ground falls away gradually to N giving extensive views over broad expanses of low-lying pasture and bog. A slightly raised subrectangular area (42m NNE-SSW; 23m WNW-ESE) defined on the N, E and the N half of the W side by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.75m) and elsewhere by a scarp (H 1.4m). A low kerb of stones defines the inner edge of the bank on the N side. On the S half of the E side, the bank expands to a broadly slumped irregular rise (Wth 3.4m) from which stones protrude randomly, possibly the result of recent disturbance. The N half of the enclosure has linear sides and rounded corners while the S half is more generally curving. There is a slight indentation of the scarp midway along the W side and of the bank midway along the E side. The interior is level and covered in rushes. The S half is slightly higher, the change in level being marked slightly N of centre, by a slight dip or depression (Wth c. 3m) extending across the interior. The indentation of the enclosing element and the change in the level of the interior suggest that the S half of this enclosure may have been originally circular and that the more linear N half may have been an addition. Traces of a linear field drain extend to S from the SE corner.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL026-006

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