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Embanked enclosure in Pilltown

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated at the crest of an E and S-facing slope. Circular scrub-covered area (diam. c. 35m) defined by a scarp (H 0.1-0.2m) at W and S, with a slight bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.7m) at E. There is no visible fosse or entrance. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 07 October 2011

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA037-028

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