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Embanked enlcosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Embanked enlcosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kiltultoge, County Roscommon, Ireland. It appears as a circular embanked enclosure on the 1837 and 1928 OS 6-inch maps and sits on a gentle east-facing slope. A grass-covered rise measuring forty-four by forty metres and standing twenty-five centimetres high remains visible near Rath.
Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 55-60m) on the 1837 and 1928 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a gentle E-facing slope. A slightly raised grass-covered rise (dims c. 44m N-S; c. 40m E-W; H c. 0.25m) is visible. Rath (RO035-032----) is c. 180m to the NNE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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