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Enclosure — large enclosure in Kilcornan (dunkellin By.)

Enclosure — large enclosure
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Enclosure — large enclosure in Kilcornan (dunkellin By.)
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On the S-facing slope of a ridge, c. 20m to the N of the Clarinbridge River in the old demesne land associated with Kilcornan House. This D-shaped enclosure (c. 106m E-W; c. 82m N-S), in fair condition, is defined by a bank and external fosse which curve from SW through N to SE; elsewhere a straight scarp forms the enclosing element. There is a causewayed entrance gap (Wth 3.6m) at ESE. The interior is subdivided by a series of low earthen banks. An old trackway lies immediately to the S and a road runs immediately to the N. (Redington 1912b, 174-5; Westropp 1919, 177; Killanin and Duignan 1967, 153) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 27 August 2019

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