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Enclosure in Tomriland

Enclosure

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Described by Orpen (JRSAI 1908, 18) as 'a circular fort with a very slight rampart and outer ditch. It is about 80 yards in diameter, and rises gradually on all sides to the centre, about 10 feet high. There is a tochar or causeway leading to it from the direction of Annamoe. It was probably a Celtic island-fortress, and had no connexion with Castlekevin.' When inspected by ASI in 1989 it was described as 'a natural mound of gravel and sand' which had been extensively quarried (SMR file).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI018-019

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  • Jonjobaker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Neil Arthurs, Neil Arthurs: Landscape Photography
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