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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardlougher

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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On a S-facing slope in mixed woodland. Subcircular overgrown area (dims 33m N-S; 29.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.15m) WNW-NE, and by a scarp (H 1.1m at W to 2m at S) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or entrance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO017-083

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Pictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; PatWhelehan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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