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Embanked enclosure in Graigue Beg

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located on a S-facing slope. Subcircular scrub-covered area (dims. 35m E-W; 31m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.2-6.25m; int. H 0.5-0.9m; ext. H 1-2m) which is reduced to an external scarp (H 1.8m) S-W. The entrance ramp (Wth 6m) is at S, but there is no visible fosse.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA022-023

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