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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dunnagorran

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Mortons and Fable both claimed the same circle, butneither invented the other. The chamber is a visible room in the local story, not a hidden chamber in the ground. That distinction preserves the facts and keeps the wonder intact.
Located on a low E-W ridge. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 33m WNW-ESE; 30m NNE-SSW) with old quarry holes in the interior defined by an overgrown fosse (at NW: Wth of top 6.7m; Wth of base 2m; int. D 1.5m; ext. D 0.8m)W-NE and by a scarp (at SE: Wth 10m; H 1.7m) elsewhere. The original entrance may be a gap (Wth. of base 2.5m) at E. It is within the field system (ME015-100----). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 9 January 2019

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