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In pasture, located on a rise, overlooking a flat expanse of pasture and bog to S−SW.
This possible rath is shown on the 1837 and 1919 OS 6-inch maps as a circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 30m); on the 1919 edition a quarry pit truncates the NW quadrant. The quarry was extended later in the 20th century resulting in the destruction of the enclosure. In 1992 in advance of the construction of the N5 Swinford by-pass, four test trenches were excavated to determine if any remains of an enclosing fosse survived (Walsh, 1993; 1992:142 Cloonlara Mayo https://excavations.ie/report/1992/Mayo/0001338/). No features or finds of archaeological importance were uncovered.
There is an enclosure (MA062-054----) and a rath (MA062-055----) on an E-W ridge, 240m to NW and 220m to N, respectively.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 30 November 2020
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