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Enclosure in Gortnanuv

Enclosure

Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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Overview

Enclosure in Gortnanuv is recorded as Enclosure in Limerick. Identified from an aerial photograph (Bruff Survey: Map 23, Bruff 70: AP 4/3681) and described by Doody (2008, 134) as a 'subrectangular enclosure, c. 35m x 18m' the morphology of this enclosure indicates that it may be Bronze Age in date (ibid.).

Who made it and when

The saved account records: the morphology of this enclosure indicates that it may be Bronze Age in date (ibid.).

How it was made and used

The saved account records: Identified from an aerial photograph (Bruff Survey: Map 23, Bruff 70: AP 4/3681) and described by Doody (2008, 134) as a 'subrectangular enclosure, c. 35m x 18m'

What was found

The official record fixes the place and calls it Enclosure. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.

What remains

The official record fixes the place and calls it Enclosure. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.

Why it mattered

Enclosure in Gortnanuv matters as a recorded enclosure tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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