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Embanked enclosure — Clooneen (hartland)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On the crest of a low ridge overlooking a S-N section of the Scramoge River, c. 180m to the E. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 35.3m N-S; 33.9m E-W) defined by an earthen bank and hedge (Wth 3.9-4.2m; int. H 0.5-0.6m; ext. H 0.7-1m) with an outer fosse (Wth of top 4m; Wth of base 2.2-2.4m; D 0.5-0.9m). The bank is incorporated into a field bank (Wth 2.8m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.3m) and the fosse re-cut as a drain NE-ESE. There is a modern entrance (Wth 8m) at SW. Rath (RO023-185----) is c. 190m to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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