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Hachured (1924).

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Hachured (1924).
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Hachured is a circular earthen ringfort in County Limerick pasture, measured at roughly 48m north-south and 46.5m east-west on the 1897 map. It sits 235m NW of the Tooreen boundary, near another enclosure 185m to the NW, and remains visible in modern satellite images. The earthwork may have marked a dwelling, a boundary or a forgotten churchland, but its shape still holds the field like a quiet claim.
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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