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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Anneville or Rathduff

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated on an elevated area 145m SW of Anneville House, in pasture with extensive views to S, W and N. Ringfort (WM026-066----) lies c. 95m to S. Depicted on the revised 1837 OS 6-inch map as a small oval-shaped tree-lined earthwork. Monument described in 1976 as a roughly circular-shaped area (dims. 21m N-S) enclosed by a bank and external fosse. A low earthen bank is visible from SW-W-N-NE. There are traces of a shallow outer fosse from SE-S-W-N-NE. A small disturbance mound is located at NE. There is no trace of an original entrance and there are no internal features. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 02 October 2019

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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