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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Collon

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. 29.5m E-W, 27.5m N-S) enclosed by two banks with intervening U-shaped fosse. Inner bank (Wth 7.5m, H 0.5m internally, 1.3m externally), fosse (Wth 4m) and outer bank (Wth 7.5m, H 1m internally, 0.5m externally). Entrance gap (Wth 5.4m) at ESE through inner bank with causeway (Wth 3m at top, 5m overall) across fosse.

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