Enclosure in Spring Garden, County Sligo

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What is recorded here

Depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as a penannular field on the 1913 edition. Situated in an area of wet, lowlying pasture. There are fulcahta fia c.10m ENE (SL019-128----) and 40m E (SL019-220----). Raised subcircular area (dims. 24.5m NE-SW; 23m NW-SE) defined from S-W-NW by a low scarp (H 0.5m). From N-E-SE a low field wall has been constructed on the site of the perimeter. No fosse. The site is almost completely surrounded by wet ground except at S. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL019-085

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