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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Sheefin

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Situated on a prominent rise in undulating grassland, with good views to the W. Ringfort (WM012-134---) 50m to W. A raised circular shaped area (approx. diam. 43m NE-SW) enclosed by a low earthen bank and a shallow external fosse. The bank is best preserved from N-E, and is fragmentary and reduced to a scarp elsewhere. The external fosse is visible from N-NE and from SE-S-W. Traces of cultivation ridges are visible running NNE-SSW across the interior, which rises appreciably towards the centre. Field fences intersect the perimeter of the monument at S and W, and a farm track skirts the edge of the site at E. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 6 March 2018

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