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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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In grassland on SW-facing slope of rising ground in upland region with good views to S and W with higher ground to N and E. Circular area (int. diam. 23m N-S; 22m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.2m; base Wth 3m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1m) reduced to a scarp from E through S to W with remains of an outer fosse (base Wth 1.5m; top Wth 2.5m; ext. D 0.3m) only visible on the upslope at N. No visible remains of bank or fosse on the downslope. Interior is well preserved and tree-lined bank has suffered damage from cattle poaching especially on the upslope at N. Cattle gap (Wth 2m) in bank at N, no entrance feature visible, field boundary intersects outer face of bank at NE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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