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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Farranconnor

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular area (37.7m N-S; 36.5m E-W) enclosed by worn earthen bank (H 0.95m). Bank topped by stone-faced field fence W->ENE. Interior grass-covered, surface uneven.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO151-029

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