Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrigdownane Upper

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What is recorded here

At W side of farmyard. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; external face of bank to E altered to form straight line, forming right angles at NE and SE corners on 1905 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; ground surface severely cut up by machinery; no visible surface trace.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO026-024

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