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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowgobbadagh, County Roscommon, Ireland. It sits on a low east-west ridge at the eastern foot of Rathcroghan ridge. A subcircular grass-covered platform measures about 26 metres west-northwest to east-southeast and 22 metres north-northeast to south-southwest. A scarp rising from 0.9 to 1.7 metres defines the south-southeast to west to north-east edge, while a slight 0.1-metre bank marks the west to north perimeter.
On a low E-W ridge at the E foot of Rathcroghan ridge. Subcircular grass-covered platform (dims c. 26m WNW-ESE; 22m NNE-SSW) defined by a scarp (H 0.9m at NNE to 1.7m at SSW) SSE-W-NE, which merges into the slope elsewhere. There is a slight bank (int. H 0.1m) on the perimeter W-N, but there is no visible fosse or entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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