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Ecclesiastical enclosure in Aughrim

Ecclesiastical enclosure
Ecclesiastical enclosure in Aughrim
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Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

What is recorded here

On a low drumlin overlooking Lough Nahircha c. 500m to the ESE. An early ecclesiastical site (RO017-084001-) identified as Echdruim mac nAedha which was burnt in 790 and 1398 (AU). It is within traces of an outer enclosure (diam. c. 90m) defined by a scarp (H 0.2m at E to 0.6m at S) NE-S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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