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Fairy fort / ringfort in Rathbranagh

Fairy fort / ringfort

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Rathbranagh is a lost ringfort in County Limerick, Ireland. No surface remains are visible today. The earthwork has vanished from the pasture slope, leaving behind only memory and the shape of absence.
On a slight S-facing slope, in pasture, with moderate views in all directions except to N where overlooked by higher ground. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map as a roughly circular-shaped earthwork (36m N-S; 34m E-W). Monument surveyed by the ASI in 2000 and described as no surface remains visible. Monument is not visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 29 July 2020

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