Enclosure in Drumcashel

Located on a N-facing slope overlooking the valley of the W-E Glyde River, and clearly visible on Google Earth (21/07/2021). The cropmark perimeter of a large crescent-shaped enclosure (Wth c. 10-20m) is attached outside the defining fosse of the large enclosure (LH014-101----) SW-N-NE, from where another drain curves out to the N and E (Chord E-W c. 65m). The long ditches of a rectangular enclosure or field (dims c. 90m N-S; c. 35-55m E-W) are attached to the perimeter of the large enclosure N-NE, largely removing the boundary of the crescent-shaped enclosure. This field fits into a corner of one of the regular rectangular fields recorded on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map, the cropmarks of which can also be seen on the Google image. The enclosures can also be seen faintly on Digital Globe images (2011-13), and they were first reported by Anthony Murphy. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (21/07/2021) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 31 August 2021