Enclosures of this type are among the most common yet least understood elements of the Irish landscape. The term covers a broad range of structures, from prehistoric ringforts and cashels, which are circular enclosures defined by earthen banks or stone walls that once surrounded farmsteads, to later ecclesiastical or agricultural boundaries. Without further detail specific to this site, the enclosure at Toormore sits in that category of place that is known to exist, formally recognised, and yet still quietly waiting to give up its story.