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Outlined, Knockaunnamoughilly

Enclosure, large enclosure
Outlined, Knockaunnamoughilly
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On the level summit of Knockaunnamoughilly, in level pasture, c. 125m to S of the Clare River, with excellent views in all directions. Depicted on the 1840 OS 6-inch map as a circular-shaped enclosure (LI007-005----) standing in the centre of a large circular-shaped field (approx. diam. 115m). Monument surveyed by the ASI in 1999 and described as a circular-shaped flat-topped mound the base of which is enclosed by a fosse from E-SE-S. Visible as a tree-covered monument within the centre of a circular-shaped large enclosure (100m E-W; 90m N-S) on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. Possible barrow standing in centre of large ritual hilltop enclosure (LI007-005001-) known locally as 'Knockaunnamoughilly'. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 3 July 2020
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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