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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Embanked enclosure
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At the crest of a W-facing slope of the NW-SE ridge of Mullaghcreigha Hill. Circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 37.4m E-W; 34.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (at E: Wth 2m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.3m; at N: Wth 7m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.6m) which merges into a scarp down to the interior (H 0.8m) at W. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. A hut-site (RO023-117002-) (diam. 4.9m N-S; 4.9m E-W; 3.2m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.4-3.2m; int. H 0.6-0.9m; ext. H 0.3-0.5m) with some internal facing-stones and an entrance (Wth 0.8m) at SE is just N of the centre. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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