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Fairy fort / ringfort in Eighter

Fairy fort / ringfort
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Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 ed. Not marked on subsequent eds. Situated on the NE slope of a drumlin ridge. Davies (1948, 115) recorded a tradition that the site was a rath and was known to have contained graves. Not visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV043-011

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