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In improved, yet rough pasture, on a SE-facing slope with excellent views of Slievenamon to S. Multivallate ring-barrow (TS062-010001-) is c. 3.5m to NW. A large and possibly circular enclosure (diam. c. 100-140m), though only the W-N-NE portion of the enclosing element is visible on an aerial photograph (GSI AP S.623/2, 16 April 1974). The portion of the NW quadrant (dims. 50m ENE-WSW; 58m NNW-SSE) is defined by an arc (chord 68m) of scarp (Wth 1m; H 0.25m) from WSW to NNW. It is enclosed by a narrow fosse (overall Wth 2.75m; basal Wth 1m; D 0.25m); berm (Wth 3m; H 0.25m) and outer bank (overall wth 5.75m; Wth at top 2.45m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 0.45m). This portion of the monument is truncated by a field boundary to E running NNW-SSE and to S running WSW-ENE. The interior slopes to the SE. The rest of the monument is not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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Enclosure — large enclosure in Lismortagh

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