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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Belpatrick

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Sub-circular area (int. dims. 49.2m E-W, 42m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (Wth 4.5m, H 0.5m internally, 1.5m externally) with possible entrance gap (Wth 2m) at NE. Interior disturbed by cultivation ridges and tree-planting.

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