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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Dergraw

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a small feature (diam. c. 15m), and situated on the W-facing slope of a drumlin. Circular overgrown area (diam. c. 17m) defined by an eroded, gapped earthen bank (Wth 3.5-4.5m; int. H 0.3-0.6m; ext. H 0.8-1.1m). There is no visible fosse or entrance. Rath (RO007-048----) is c. 80m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO007-047

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Suse, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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