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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Reynella

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Situated on top of a hillock overlooked by higher ground to SW, with very good views in all other directions. The field fence which forms the townland boundary with Battstown lies 30m to N, and the field fence which forms the townland boundary with Williamstown is 30m to S. A raised circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 27m NW-SE; 25m NE-SW) enclosed by a low (H 1m) earthen bank and a shallow external fosse. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 April 2018

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