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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Drumcrow

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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What is recorded here

Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 eds. and known as such in the locality. Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 33m) enclosed by a low earthen bank which barely rises above the internal area, and vague traces of a fosse. Original entrance not recognisable.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV015-031

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Christian Pirkl, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 at
  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Adam Simpson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Deadstar, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • NTF30, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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