Enclosure in Rainestown

Aerial photograph (GB89.AG.26) shows cropmark of a complex landscape comprising conjoined circular and rectangular enclosures and an associated field system. The enclosures extend from NW to SE and consist of a large but incomplete circular enclosure defined by two concentric fosses (inner fosse visible as complete on aerial photograph GB20.GL.31) (CW003-024002-); a large circular enclosure defined by two concentric widely spaced fosses (CW003-024003-); an incomplete rectilinear enclosure (with rounded corners) defined by two fosses (CW003-024004-); an incomplete rectangular enclosure defined by two fosses (CW003-024005-); an irregular enclosure defined by a fosse (CW003-026----) and a circular enclosure defined by a fosse (CW003-027----). An associated field system extends S from the enclosures (CW003-024001-). Bibliography Barrett, G.F. 'Early landscapes in County Carlow: an aerial perspective, in T. McGrath and T. O'Keefe (eds), County Carlow: History and Society, Geography Publications, Dublin. Forthcoming 2008. Barrett, G.F. (1999) 'Relevé aérien d'archéologie en Irlande, in Archeologie Aerienne: Actes du colloque du festival international d'archéologie d'Amiens. Revue archaeologie de Picardie special 17/1999. APPAH Ministère de la culture, Amiens et de l'Université de Picardie, pp. 245-52. ISSN 0752-5656 . Barrett, G.F. (1996) 'Archaeological air survey in County Carlow: discovery and destruction' Carloviana, 44, pp. 16-22. Barrett, G.F. (1995) 'Recovering the hidden archaeology of Ireland: the impact of aerial survey in the River Barrow valley, 1989-91” in O. Braasch, and G. Wetzel, G. (eds), Aerial Archaeology in eastern and central Europe, 45-59, Proceedings of the Kleinmachnow conference, Brandenburg Museum, Potsdam, pp.45-59. ISBN 3-910011-08-X. Compiled by: Dr. Gillian Barrett and Claire Breen for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of revision: 16 March 2012