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Enclosure in Ballycrana

Enclosure

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Enclosure in Ballycrana is an enclosure in Ballycrana, County Tipperary, Ireland. The levelled oval still emerges as a cropmark, measuring 25.5 metres from north to south and 30 metres from east to west, while a northeast to southwest field boundary slightly truncates the eastern quadrant. A narrow cropmark, 2.1 to 2.4 metres wide, indicates an enclosing fosse, and the interior slopes with the natural ground.
On a gradual NW-facing slope of Moorabbey Hill, in meadow. The enclosure is levelled but is still visible as an oval cropmark (diam. 25.5m N-S; 30m E-W), with a NE-SW field boundary slightly truncating the E quadrant. A cropmark (Wth 2.1-2.4m) indicates the presence of an enclosing fosse. The interior slopes with the natural slope. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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