What is recorded here
Situated in gently undulating pasture 100m to N of foreshore at W end of Rosses Point. There are excellent views over Oyster Island, Coney Island and the mouth of Sligo Harbour. This enclosure is not depicted on any edition of the OS 6-inch map, but is recorded on an aerial photograph (OS 3 0337-8, roll 158, pr. 24). A field inspection in 1994 found that the enclosure had been leveled, but a faint outline could still be traced. It consisted of a circular area (diam. 9.5m N−S) defined by a fosse, evident as a shallow depression (Wth 2-2.3m; D 0.2m). Outside the fosse, an outer bank could be traced at NE−W as a very low rise (Wth c. 2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.1m). The overall diameter from mid bank to mid bank was 16m N−S. The interior sloped gently down from N to S. When inspected in 2004, there was no visible surface trace at ground level.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
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