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Embanked enclosure in Raveege

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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At the S edge of a broad hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 44.4m N-S; 42m E-W) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (Wth 3-4.5m generally to 7m at E; int. H 0.6-0.9m; ext. H 1.5-1.7m) separated by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 5.4m at S to 8m at E; Wth of base 3-4m; D 0.5-0.8m) from an outer bank (Wth 2m; H 0.3m) which only survives WNW-N-E. There is a stone-lined entrance (Wth 1.7m), but no causeway, at SE, and a modern entrance through both banks at N (max. ext. diam. 63m E-W).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO027-053

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  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.tuatha.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.decorativecollective.com
  • Gillaween, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Darren J. Prior / Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org
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