Enclosure

The National Monuments Service's description

Located on a SE-facing slope, with the round tower of Oran (RO034-080003-) c. 200m to the SSW. Geophysical survey (11R0074) of possible routes for a re-directed section of the N60 at Oran identified a number of possible enclosures defined by ditches (Gimson and Regan 2011). Archaeological testing (11E0247) disproved many of the anomalies, but a group of four features in Field 2 proved to be archaeological, and elements of the field system (RO034-081003-) may extended into the area. This enclosure (3) is largely outside the test corridor but its extent is identified in the geophysical survey. It is a subcircular or subrectangular area (dims c. 50m x c. 50m) defined by a shallow ditch or slot trench (Wth 0.3m; max. D 0.25m) and it may be part of the field system. (O’Hara 2011, 5-6)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 3 December, 2014

References

O'Hara, R. 2011 N60 Oran (Carroweighter) Road Improvement Scheme. Stage (1) Test Excavation and Survey Services. Licence No. 11E0274. Unpublished report, Archer Heritage Planning

Gimson, H. and Regan, D. 2011 N60 Oran (Carroweighter) Realignment. Archaeological Consultancy Services Contract Stage (1) 1 Geophysical Survey. Licence No. 11R0074. Unpublished report, Earthsound Archaeological Geophysics