Overview
Indicated — Cloonlyon is recorded as Enclosure in Mayo. In pasture, located on a rise on a N-facing slope. The land immediately to S is planted with forestry.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In pasture, located on a rise on a N-facing slope.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: This possible rath is shown on the 1837 OS 6-inch map as a circular embanked enclosure (diam.
What was found
The saved account records: The land immediately to S is planted with forestry.
What remains
The saved account records: by the time of the 1919 edition the N half of the enclosure had been removed and it is depicted as a hachured semi-circular area (diam.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Cloonlyon matters because the source ties enclosure to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: there is no visible trace at ground level.
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