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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Embanked enclosure
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Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Glebe East, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a gentle NE-facing slope as a circular grass-covered area measuring 39m east-west and 38m north-south. An earthen bank 3.4-3.9m wide and 0.8-0.9m high internally defines the space, while a slight outer fosse 0.9-1.1m wide and 0.2-0.3m deep marks its edge. No visible entrance breaks the ring.
On a gentle NE-facing slope. Circular grass-covered and slightly domed area (diam. 39m E-W; 38m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.4-3.9m; int. H 0.8-0.9m; ext. H 0.7m) with a slight outer fosse (Wth of base 0.9-1.1m; D 0.2-0.3m). There is no visible entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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