Ecclesiastical enclosure in Eskerboy

On a N-facing slope overlooking a stream. This circular enclosure (D 102m), in fair condition, is defined by an earthen bank and external fosse. The bank (Wth across top 2.7m; Wth base Wth 8.7m; int. H 1m; ext. H 2.3m) is visible from SW through N to SE; elsewhere a scarp, overlain by a field bank, forms the enclosing element. The fosse (Wth 3m; D 1m) is best preserved from SSW to NNW; from NNW to SE its line is indicted by a band of dense nettle growth. There is an entrance causeway (Wth 7m) at W. Centrally placed within the interior is a children's burial ground (GA107-069002-), to the N of which are a series of rectangular subdivisions defined by earthen banks. The size of the monument, when coupled with the presence of the children's burial ground, suggests that it is ecclesiastical in character. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 14 February 2020