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Fairy fort / ringfort in Toberaquill

Fairy fort / ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated on NNE facing slope e of a ridge in undulating grassland with a good views from NW-NE. The road which marks the townland boundary with Clonkill lies 30m to E. Depicted as a circular shaped enclosure on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map but not indicated on subsequent editions of the OS maps. This monument has been largely levelled. Remains consist of a circular shaped area (approx. diam. 31m NW-SE; 35m NE-SW; H 0.6m) defined by a scarp and enclosed by a wide, shallow fosse (Wth 4.4m; D 0.25m) that is only visible from ESE-S. A field fence running NE-SW intersects the S perimeter of the monument. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 March 2018

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