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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Coolartragh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Located on the N-facing slope of a small hill that is on an E-facing slope in an undulating landscape. This is a D-shaped grass and scrub-covered area (dims 32m NE-SW; 29.4m NW-SE) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at NNW: Wth of base 4.2m; int. H 1m; ext. H 2.3m), with an outer flat-bottomed fosse (at NNW: Wth of base 2.4m; ext. D 1.7m) SW-N. The entrance (Wth of base 2.5m) is at N. The monument is truncated by a NE-SW field bank and outer drain at SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 26 February 2018

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