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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Aghamore

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated at the crest of an E-facing slope overlooking a col with equally high ground c. 250m to the E where rath (ME05-013----) is situated but there is lower ground to the NE and SE. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 38.8m NE-SW; 36.8m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 2.1m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.2m) planted with trees NE-S-SW, with slight traces of a fosse NE-SE. The perimeter is provided by a stone road wall SW-W-NE, which also provides an outer face for the bank all around. A gap at NE (Wth 1.3m) could be the original entrance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME005-012

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Daragh Mc Kenna, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Wanfried-Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Alvesgaspar, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kevgorman, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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