Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Aghancon, County Offaly

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What is recorded here

Located on top of high ground in upland area. Circular area (30m N-S) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1m) with external fosse (Wth 2m; ext. D 0.5m) with causewayed entrance at NE. Entrance impossible to measure due to dense overgrowth.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF039-040

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Picture: The Standing Stone
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