Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardsallagh Beg

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What is recorded here

On a slight E-facing slope in a low-lying landscape. Circular overgrown area with mature trees on the perimeter (diam. 20.5m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.8-3.9m; int. H 0.25-0.75m; ext. H 0.15-0.75m). There is no visible fosse, but there is an entrance (Wth 1.2m) at WSW. Extensive testing (04E1244) in the field to the SE in 2004 failed to produce any related archaeological material (Morahan 2007c) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO039-056

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