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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Coolkill

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 39m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank which has been considerably modified and incorporated into the field boundary. Original entrance not recognisable. The site was formerly planted with trees.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV038-012

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Wanfried-Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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