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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathlee

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

In pasture, located on a low rise. Slighlty raised subcircular area (diam. 17.4m NE–SW) defined by degraded remnants of an earthen bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.4m). The S half of the interior appears to be slightly higher. The entrance may have been at SSE where there is a gap (Wth 2m), now partly blocked with boulders. Field clearance stones and boulders are spread over the S and SE of the interior. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 15 April 2013

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