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Embanked enclosure in Rickardstown

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a low-lying landscape. This is a raised circular, grass-covered area (diam. c. 45m) defined by an earthen bank or scarp (ext. H 1-1.5m) and hedge everywhere except ENE-ESE where the scarp is very slight. There is no visible fosse or entrance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX052-007

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