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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Aghatotan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Raised circular area (int. diam. 27.2m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and vague traces of a fosse identifiable only from NW-N-E. Bank appears to have been modified and has been incorporated into the field boundary. From WSW-WNW the site is skirted by a modern roadway and drainage trench. Break in bank at ESE may represent original entrance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV017-001

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Pamela Norrington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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