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Gortalassa CO117-002---- in Gortalassa

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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CO117-002----
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In pasture, atop natural knoll. Circular area (41m N-S; 40m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.6m) with shallow external fosse. Interior raised on S side to compensate for hill slope.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO117-002

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  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.discoverireland.ie
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