Enclosure in Tullagh, County Clare

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What is recorded here

Situated on top of a broad hill and known locally as the 'Round Field'. Indicated as a large embanked enclosure (diam. c. 75m) on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as a large field (diam. c. 75m) on the 1921 ed. It was defined by a low scarp (H c. 0.5-1m) and hedge, but is not now visible in reclaimed pasture. The SE arc is faintly visible on Digital Globe aerial photography taken between 2001 and 2004.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL033-059

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Hut site in CloonfeaghHut site · 682 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in RathcraggaunFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 782 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.

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Burial GroundChildren's burial ground · 982 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.

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