Enclosure in Toberavaddy, County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

On the flood-plain of a SE-NW section of the River Suck and c. 100m SW of the fortified house (RO041-031001-) is a rectangular grass-covered area (int. dims 47m NW-SE; 25.4m NE-SW) defined by a shallow fosse (Wth c. 2.3-3m; D 0.1m) or silted drain.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO041-031004

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Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Roscommon GAA County Board (article credits GAA.ie content); individual photographer not stated, www.gaaroscommon.ie
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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St Ciaran’s Ladies Gaelic Football Club / Roscommon Herald; photographer not named, www.roscommonherald.ie
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