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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Creaghnakirka, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass and scrub-covered area sits on a low drumlin and measures about 38 metres from north to south. An overgrown earthen bank and scarp define part of the edge, while an outer fosse cuts across the remaining sections. No visible entrance breaks the surrounding earthworks.
On a low drumlin. Circular grass and scrub-covered but poached area (diam. c. 38m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.2-1m; ext. H 1.8-2.2m) NNE-SSE, and by a scarp (H 1-1.5m) elsewhere, with an outer fosse (Wth of base 2-3.5m; D 0.2-0.6m) NE-S-SW. There is no visible entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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