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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardellis Lower

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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What is recorded here

In improved level pasture. Shown on the OS 25-inch map as a circular area (est. int. diam. c. 26m) enclosed by a bank. No visible surface trace survives.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD031-006

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