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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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National Monument No. 530. On a S-facing slope. A short distance to the W is a small stream. A raised circular area (diam. 30m) enclosed by a substantial bank of earth and stone (Wth 3.6-8.5m; H 0.6-1.7m) with a wide, deep, partly waterlogged, external fosse (Wth 4.5-7.5m; D 0.2-1.9m). The fosse has been infilled from SSE-S-SW and from WSW-NW-N. The original entrance is not recognisable. (Wilson 1899, 67-8) Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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