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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Arklow

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Located at the crest of the steep NE-facing slope down to the meandering NW-SE Owenduff river, with the stream c. 100m to the E. The faint cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 55m) defined by a single fosse feature W-N-SE incorporating the parch mark of a removed and curving field bank SE-W is visible on aerial photographs (ASIAP. WX 98. 26-8). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 18 February, 2013 Amended: 1 May, 2014

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