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Enclosure in Cloonamahan

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Enclosure in Cloonamahan is an enclosure in Cloonamahan, County Sligo, Ireland. It sits in pasture on a slight rise, with a road built nearby and a rath located eighty metres east. The 1913 OS 6-inch map shows an arc of bank stretching twenty metres, possibly marking the remains of a circular enclosure, although the site is no longer visible at ground level.
In pasture, on a slight rise. Indicated only on the 1913 OS 6-inch map as an arc of bank (C c. 20m) S-NW, possibly the remains of a circular enclosure. It is not visible at ground level. A road has been built in the vicinity of the enclosure. A rath (SL026-077----) lies c. 80m to E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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