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Fairy fort or ringfort in Coolbeggan East

Fairy fort / ringfort

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Marked as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Situated in tillage on the S-facing slope of a N-S spur with a N-S stream c. 200m to the W, and a NE-SW stream c. 70m to the SE. It is not visible at ground level. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 September 2011

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA034-017

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  • Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, pt.pinterest.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Shamrocks GAA Club, County Waterford; individual photographer not stated, www.shamrocks.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.intocornwall.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, jp.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • E. H. (E. Hayden), Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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