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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockanglass (killenaule Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

On level ground on W slope of hill, in pasture. Oval enclosure (diam. 47m N-S; 44.5m E-W) defined by a bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1.21m), flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 2.7m; D 0.86m) and outer bank (Wth 5.3m; ext. H 0.96m). The outer bank in the E quadrant has been removed and the inner bank incorporated in a roughly N-S field boundary. In the S quadrant the outer bank is incorporated in an E-W field boundary. Interior is relatively clean, though there is scrub and brambles in W portion. Gap (Wth 1.8m) in WNW through inner bank, the fosse and outer bank are not visible in this quadrant. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 8 October 2014

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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