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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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A much-disturbed, raised circular area (int. dims. 39m E-W; 36m N-S) enclosed by a low earthen bank and the remains of a fosse. The bank has been extensively modified from ENE-E-SE with a modern shed constructed against its external face at NE. Original entrance not recognisable. Internal area is divided into two unequal portions by a roadway aligned NE-SW. The smaller SE portion is now occupied by a modern dwelling-house.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV015-026

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  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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