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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dunbrin Upper

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Marked on the 1839 and 1909 eds OS 6-inch maps; a roughly D-shaped enclosure (max. dim. c. 40m NNW-SSE). Reference to a rath here (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 1, 184). No visible surface remains. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

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