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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrownolan, County Roscommon, Ireland. The 1837 OS 6-inch map marked it as a circular embanked enclosure about 35m across, while the 1915 edition showed it as partly quarried. It sits on a rise on a southeast-facing slope but is not visible at ground level in pasture.
Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35m) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as a partly quarried enclosure on the 1915 ed. Situated on a rise on a SE-facing slope, it is not visible at ground level in pasture. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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