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Enclosure in Rathbranagh

Enclosure

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In pasture on a slight E-facing slope, with moderate to good views in all directions. Located 380m WNW of the townland boundary with Maghera and two ringforts (LI021-099/100---). Enclosure (LI021-096----) 500m to NW. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as an embanked enclosure. Shown as a copse of trees surrounded…

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In pasture on a slight E-facing slope, with moderate to good views in all directions. Located 380m WNW of the townland boundary with Maghera and two ringforts (LI021-099/100---). Enclosure (LI021-096----) 500m to NW. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as an embanked enclosure. Shown as a copse of trees surrounded by a circular field enclosure (ext. diam. 26m N-S; 21m E-W) on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. Inspected by the ASI in 2000 when no trace of the monument was identified on the ground. Levelled monument visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018 and 14/02/2020 where the enclosure is visible as a cropmark. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 17 August 2020

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI021-096

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • PAUL FARMER, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • SteveODowd, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Crecora Manister GAA Club official website; individual aerial photographer not named, crecoramanistergaa.com
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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