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Hachured (1924).

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Hachured (1924).
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In pasture, 235m NW of the townland boundary with Tooreen. Enclosure (LI030-029----) located 185m to NW. The site is depicted as an enclosure on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map and is later depicted as a circular enclosure (ext. dims. c. 48m N-S; 46.5m E-W) surrounded by a fosse on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. The ringfort is visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12 and on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013. The enclosure is visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018 and 14/02/2020. This earthwork is located in the area where an unlocated medieval church (LI030-121----) is depicted on the 17th century Down Survey map of Pubblebrien Barony (Hib. Reg.). See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 29 September 2020

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