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Enclosure in Ardoyne

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Enclosure in Ardoyne
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On a steep sided natural sand knoll 20m high on the N and 10m on the S side. The summit of the knoll, which is c. 100m in diameter is flat and c. 20m wide. The N and W quadrants of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) are marked on the 1st ed. 6-inch OS map on the summit. As indicated on the OS map, the S portion of the monument appears to have been incorporated in a field boundary which runs NE-SW along the S side. The monument is not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 25 September 2012
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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