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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tonashammer

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated in a modern forestry plantation, on a natural rise of ground with good views in all directions now obscured by trees. A sub-circular area (approx. diam. 17m NE-SW) defined by a slight earth and stone bank mainly reduced to a scarp and traces of an external fosse visible at NE, S and W only with possible entrance gap (Wth 1m) at NE. Grass covered wall footings of a rectangular house (WM003-024001-) in centre of interior. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 3 January 2017

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