UNCERTAIN · ENCLOSURE

Enclosure

Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 10874
Period
UNCERTAIN
Site type
ENCLOSURE
Nation
Northern Ireland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Enclosure is an uncertain enclosure located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The monument is recorded in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under reference HED NI NISMR MonID 10874. As an uncertain enclosure, its precise chronology and function remain unclear from available archaeological evidence, though such earthworks in the Fermanagh landscape may represent various periods of occupation and land use from prehistory through the medieval period. The site's archaeological potential and classification reflect the challenges of interpreting upstanding earthworks without excavation or definitive dating evidence.

Enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10874. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Enclosure?

Enclosure is an uncertain enclosure located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10874.

What period does Enclosure date from?

Enclosure dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Enclosure?

Enclosure is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 10874.

What other scheduled monuments are near Enclosure?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The forth. cross-inscribed standing stone & cairn (0 km), Giant's grave, the star cairn. court tomb (0.9 km), Multiple cist cairn (2 km).

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