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Fairy fort / ringfort in Carnew

Fairy fort / ringfort

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Situated in field on E outskirts of Carnew Village and immediately W of Glendale housing estate. A small stream running E-W in field 50m to N is depicted on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. Carnew Castle (WI047-009----) lies 650m to W. An L-shaped building and small square shaped field to S of building is depicted at the location of the cropmark on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. Possible levelled ringfort consisting of a circular shaped area (approx. diam. 32m) defined by a broad well preserved cropmark with traces of an external enclosing element visible as a faint cropmark. Entrance gap clearly visible at SE. Outline of levelled monument visible on earlier OSI orthophotos. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien with details and photos kindly supplied by Dinny Kinsella and Barry Lacey Date of upload: 23 August 2018

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