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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cornagall

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 31.7m) enclosed by a steep, narrow earthen bank extending in an arc from NW-S-SE. From SE it straightens and extends for a short distance to NNW. Not present from NW-N-NNE. This bank is similar in morphology to other field boundaries in the vicinity. Original entrance not recognisable. At the centre of the enclosed area is a small oval-shaped earthen mound (max. dims. 3.5m E-W; 2.5m N-S; max. H 0.25m) of unknown significance.
Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 31.7m) enclosed by a steep, narrow earthen bank extending in an arc from NW-S-SE. From SE it straightens and extends for a short distance to NNW. Not present from NW-N-NNE. This bank is similar in morphology to other field boundaries in the vicinity. Original entrance not recognisable. At the centre of the enclosed area is a small…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV021-015

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Deadstar, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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