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Enclosure in Gortgarrigan

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Enclosure in Gortgarrigan
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Situated at the W edge of a fairly level shelf on the valley floor of the Bonet River, with a N-S section of the stream c. 140m to the W. Grass-covered subrectangular area (int. dims 15m E-W; 12m N-S) defined by an earthen bank at N (Wth 3.5m; H 0.5m) and S (Wth 3m; H 0.2-0.3m) and by a slight scarp down to the interior (H 0.2m) at E, and an external scarp (H 1m) at W. The bank at N is on top of a steep internal scarp (Wth 5m; H 1m), which may be a quarry-face. No fosse or entrance has been identified. Two subrectangular enclosures (LE011-050004-) are c. 30m to the NE and the three features could be small fields. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revised upload: 19 April 2016

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