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Enclosure in Kilmacrickard

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On a ridge in grassland overlooking bogland to S, W and N. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (D c. 65m). All that survives is a D-shaped field (N-S 54m) delimited by a modern field bank. Directly inside the field bank is a shallow fosse (Wth 3m) curving from SSE through W to N. While the morphology is reminiscent of a barrow, the monument could equally be a ringfort defined by a scarp and fosse. From the size of the monument, it could also be ecclesiastical in character; note the td. name. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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