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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cragmore

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Magic and myth are not the same. The chamber is a visible chamber. It shows the exact shape of the chamber. The claimant completes the remaining part of the vision. The chamber is complete.
In pasture, on flat terrain. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.8m), with external fosse (D 1m; Wth 1.1m) NW->ESE. Bank best preserved along S arc. Disused passage skirts around enclosure SE->SW, whilst a newly constructed passage skirts around SW->SE. A dry-stone wall (ext. H 0.45m) runs along outer edge of fosse NW->ESE. Interior is covered by mature coniferous trees, with thicket of scrub undergrowth at centre. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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