Meanings of sacred inclosures in inglés

The circular work, D, is shaped much like the sacred inclosures, though not on so large a scale.

Are these fading embankments the boundaries of sacred inclosures, or the fortification of a camp, or the foundations on which to build communal houses?

We have described but a few of the sacred inclosures of Ohio, but enough have been given to give us a fair idea of all.