Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowduff and Garbally

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What is recorded here

Marked faintly as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35-40m) only on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated in a low-lying position in an undulating landscape. This is an oval grass-covered platform (dims 44.5m WNW-ESE; 29m NNE-SSW; H 0.3-0.4m) defined by slight traces of a complete fosse or drain (Wth 2.6-2.8m).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO051-038

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