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Fairy fort / ringfort in Corraclevin

Fairy fort / ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated on W facing slope of rising ground in upland area. Large circular platform (diam 32m N-S) enclosed by a gently sloping bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 2.3m), wide flat bottomed fosse (Wth 4m; ext. D 2m) with possible external bank from NE to E where it acts as a field boundary elsewhere it is destroyed. Causewayed entrance (Wth 3m) at SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

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