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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Aghnahily

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

A rath, within which a cist (LA013-062002-) was found, was situated 150 yds from the Rock of Dunamase (Comerford 1886, vol. 3, 288). Not marked on the 1841 or 1909 editions of the OS 6-inch maps. No visible surface remains.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA013-062001

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  • David Purchase, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Leendert Moret, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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