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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowmably

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Situated on the E-facing slope of a N-S ridge in pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 24m) enclosed by a partly levelled bank of earth and stone (Wth. 3.3m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.1m at S, 2m at E). No fosse. Original entrance not recognisable. A linear depression in the NW quadrant may mark a collapsed Man-made underground passage (SL012-009002-). O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL012-009001

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mick Garratt, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Michael Dibb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Florentchevallier, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • Robin Mais, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Archaeomoonwalker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

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