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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kells

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

In low-lying pasture, on gentle NNW-facing slope. Monument, depicted as roughly circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, has been partially levelled. Denuded earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.65m) survives S->W, and earthen field boundary (H 1.2m) NNW->SE may incorporate enclosing bank. Marshy interior under rough pasture; NW quadrant is slightly higher than remainder of interior. Farm passage cuts through W side of interior on NNW-SSE axis. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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