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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Drumhecknagh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Not marked on OS 1836 or 1876 eds. Known as the 'fort field' (local information). Subrectangular area (int. dims. 37m E-W; 32.2m N-S) enclosed by a low modern-looking earthen bank with the exception of E quadrant where it is bounded by a deep trench which is coterminous with the townland boundary. Situated close to the base of a drumlin ridge overlooked by rising ground. Probably the site of a rath.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV025-050

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Christian Pirkl, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 at
  • Bruce Marlin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
  • Gaelic Life; photographer not named, Source publisher
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Peter Gerken, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Sarah777 at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • NTF30, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Adam Simpson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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