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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Galmoylestown Upper

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated on gentle SSE facing slope of a high prominent hill with good views to NE, E, S and W. Earthwork (WM012-055----) 200m to NW. Poorly preserved almost completely levelled monument consisting of a circular shaped area (approx. diam. 41m) defined by the slightest remains of an enclosing fosse. A concave depression in S quadrant of interior represents the remains of an old quarry. Cropmark of levelled ringfort visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 February 2018

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Recorded monument

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