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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Corry (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a circular grass-covered area on the north-facing slope of a slight northeast-southwest drumlin ridge. An overgrown earthen bank and scarp define the perimeter, while an outer fosse cuts through the earth on three sides. No visible entrance breaks the continuous ring.
On the N-facing slope of a slight NE-SW drumlin ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 25m E-W; 23.5m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.3-0.5m; ext. H 0.7-1m) E-S-W and an overgrown scarp (H 0.8m generally to 1.25m at N) elsewhere, with an outer fosse (Wth of base 3m at NW to 3.8m at S; D 0.2-0.3m) E-W-N. There is no visible entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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