Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Charlestown

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What is recorded here

On a gentle SE-facing slope in a loop of the River Shannon which is c. 550m to the SW and c. 330m to the NE. Circular overgrown area which remains unplanted in a coniferous forest (diam. c. 50m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5-6m; int. H 0.4-1m; ext. H 1.4-2m). There is no recognisable fosse or entrance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO012-001

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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Pauline Leverett, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie

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