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Dunanore

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). Sub-circular area (int. dims. 21.5m E-W, 18.5m N-S) enclosed by earth and boulder bank (Wth 8.2m, H 1.1-2.4m) with entrance gap (Wth 2.3m) at SSE. Possible ancient field system (LH008-055002-) surrounding site on all sides.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH008-055001

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  • Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Robert Ashby, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Eric Jones, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
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