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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Collin

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Collin is a circular area about 40m across, marked by a bank whose slight traces are still visible on a low ridge in well-drained pasture. In 1955 it was described as having a wide fosse and slight outer bank, and in 1908 the OS 6-inch map showed the southern portion of that bank. People may have lived, herded or hidden there before the earth softened the edges, while fairy-name tradition still lingers around the ring.
Circular area (diam. 40m) defined by a bank of which slight traces are still visible, and described in 1955 as having a wide fosse and slight outer bank (Danaher 1955, no. 310). Shown on the 1908 OS 6-inch map as S portion of bank. Situated on low ridge in well-drained pasture land Date of upload: 15 September 2016

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