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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clomantagh (mountgarret)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

No visible trace remains on the ground today. The measurements and shape are clear in the aerial photograph, but the ground itself has given up its marker. The hill may have worn the edge away, or the site may have never been large enough to keep a ridge against time. What is missing is not the same as a hidden chamber.
Below the crest of Clomantagh hill, on the S-facing slope, within a large natural hollow, providing shelter to the N, S and W and open to the S. There are very good views to the S and SW from within the hollow and in all directions from the top of the hollow, in forestry. Identified as a circular enclosure on an aerial photograph (GSI S420, 1973-77). It consists of a level circular area (max. diam. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. and ext. 0.3m). Possibly a ringfort, as despite the high altitude, there was good rough upland grazing on this hillslope before the forestry. See GSI aerial photograph; KK012-018----_01 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 28 May 2018

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