Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Claraghatlea North

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What is recorded here

In level pasture. Circular, slightly raised area (30m N-S; 30m E-W) enclosed by low, eroded earthen bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1m). Bank severely eroded in parts; planted with well-spaced mature deciduous trees. Interior slopes gently down to NE; used as dumping ground. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 316) as single-ramparted fort (diam. 38yd; bank 5ft H) on J. O'Connor's land; fosse infilled.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO039-043

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