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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carlanstown

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated on a steep gravel ridge with excellent views of undulating countryside to W and NW. Roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 16m N-S; 17m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank best preserved from SSE-S-W elsewhere reduced to a scarp and shallow external fosse only visible from SSW-W with possible entrance gap (Wth 3.4-7m) at E. Traces of an external bank visible at SW only. The interior of the ringfort is relatively even sloping slightly from S-N. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 November 2016

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