Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrownaskeagh

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In pasture, near the base of a SE-facing slope of a ridge; waterlogged pasture is located to SE and forestry to N. A slightly raised circular area (diam. 25m) enclosed by three low earthen banks and intervening fosses. The inner bank (Wth c. 4m; ext. H 1.15m) is the widest though its internal edge is evident only as a slight lip or differential vegetation pattern. There is a possible entrance through the inner, middle and outer banks (Wth 3m, 2m and 2m respectively) at WSW. There is a gap (Wth 1.4m) in the inner bank at N. The middle bank (Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.3m) is evident all round apart from a short levelled section at SE. The outer bank (Wth 2.6m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.7m) is evident SE-N, possibly incorporated into a field boundary NE-ENE and levelled ENE-SE. The inner fosse (Wth 2.7m) and middle fosse (Wth 2m) are evident all round. The interior slopes gently down to S. There is a Man-made underground passage opening (SL025-052002-) in the external face of the inner bank at SSW. There is an arc (SW-NE) of sod-covered stones (L c. 4m; Wth 1.5m; H 0.5m) in the SW quadrant. Immediately to SE, the hillside has been quarried.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL025-052001

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