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Enclosure in Gortnaskagh

Enclosure

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Earthwork described in 1942-3 as following; 'This is one of two circular platforms [LI032-129----] situated in a little elbow of a stream which is tributary to the Camoge. It is surrounded by a fosse. The monument has been damaged by the erection of fences on the east, south and west sides. The entrance is not recognisable. The platform is 3' [0.9m] high over the fosse-bottom and the overall diameter is 135' [41m] (O'Kelly 1942-3, 241). Cropmark of levelled monument barely visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 9 March 2020

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