Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cornaveagh

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What is recorded here

On a slight rise on a N-facing slope of a low N-S ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 38m E-W; 37.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank planted with coniferous trees (Wth 1.5-4.5m; int. H 0.1-0.2m; ext. H 0.2-0.75m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. The trees have been removed since 2000 (OSI aerial images).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO038-026

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