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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

At the N end of a low NNW-SSE ridge overlooking the W shore of Lough O'Flynn, c. 450m to the E. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 31.2m N-S; 29.7m E-W) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 3.7-4.6m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1-1.1m) ENE-SW and by a scarp (0.9-1.5m) elsewhere. There is a rounded fosse (Wth of top 3.6m at E to 6.3m at S; D 0.1m at E to 0.5m at W) ENE-S-NW with an outer overgrown bank (Wth 3.6m; H 1m) at SE and SSW-NNW. There is no identifiable original entrance, but there are quarries in the NW quadrant of the interior, perhaps the site of the 'cave' in local tradition (Gannon 1972). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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