Enclosure in Tuam, fairy fort in County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

Marked as an oval enclosure (diam. c. 60m NW-SE: c. 35m NE-SW) with trees on the perimeter on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as a circular feature (diam. c. 55m) on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Situated on a gentle E-facing slope, it is not visible at ground level in pasture.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO036-011

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Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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Tulsk GAA club website; individual photographer not stated, www.tulskgaa.ie

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