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Enclosure in Shanakyle

Enclosure
Enclosure in Shanakyle
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In improved pasture, on a gentle SE-facing slope. Rectangular enclosures (TS062-157---- and TS062-158----) are located c. 10m to NE and c. 3m to W respectively. The remains of a sub-oval area (dims. 30m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by a levelled bank (overall Wth 8.05m; Wth at top 1m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.5m), best preserved from SE-W-NW; the shallow remains of a possible fosse (overall Wth 4.2m; basal Wth 1.25m; D 0.05m) from SE-W-NW and the possible remains of an outer bank (overall Wth 2.6m; Wth at top 1.25m; int. H 0.05m; ext. H 0.1m) from SE-W-NW. The interior has a SE-facing slope and is split level, where the N sector is raised and defined by an E-W running scarp (Wth 2.5m; H 0.4m). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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