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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Embanked enclosure
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Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloonrane, County Roscommon, Ireland. It sits on a gentle SE-facing slope overlooking Fin Lough, about 400m to the east. The overgrown circular platform measures 33m east-west and 31m north-south, rises 0.8 to 1.3m, and is defined by a fosse 4.5 to 7m wide at the top, 2.5 to 3.4m wide at the base, and 0.7 to 0.9m deep. No original entrance is identifiable, and Rath RO029-049001- lies about 200m to the north.
On a gentle SE-facing slope overlooking Fin Lough, c. 400m to the E. Overgrown circular platform (diam. 33m E-W; 31m N-S; H 0.8-1.3m) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 4.5-7m; Wth of base 2.5-3.4m; D 0.7-0.9m). There is no identifiable original entrance. Rath (RO029-049001-) is c. 200m to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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