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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moyle Beg

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Located just S of the summit of a drumlin. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 30m N-S: 29.5m E-W) that slopes down to the S defined by an overgrown earthen bank with an outer fosse and an external field bank. There is an entrance (Wth of base 3.3m) and causeway (Wth of top 4m; H 0.6m) at ESE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 19 June 2018

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