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Indicated — Copse

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Indicated — Copse
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Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

What is recorded here

Marked as a circular feature (diam. c. 10m) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on the SE-facing slope of a low rise on the S foothills of the Curlew Mountains. Circular overgrown area (diam. 14.5m N-S; 13.2m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.4-4m; int. H 0.7-0.8m; ext. H 0.7-1.2m). There is no visible fosse or entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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