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Hilltop enclosure in Farranshea

Hilltop enclosure
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In pasture, around contour of hill, enclosing ringfort (TS070-020001-). Excellent views all around. Plateau area (36m E-W) to W of ringfort is defined by traces of levelled field boundary/possible bank SW-W-WNW. Possible hilltop enclosure (dims. c. 130m N-S; c. 180m E-W) with enclosing element visible on OS ortho…

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In pasture, around contour of hill, enclosing ringfort (TS070-020001-). Excellent views all around. Plateau area (36m E-W) to W of ringfort is defined by traces of levelled field boundary/possible bank SW-W-WNW. Possible hilltop enclosure (dims. c. 130m N-S; c. 180m E-W) with enclosing element visible on OS ortho image from E-S and in NW quadrant. No visible surface trace WNW-NE. Depicted as curvilinear field boundary SW-N-NE on 1903-04 edition OS 6-inch map, most of which (WNW-N-NE) forms part of the townland boundary between Farranshea and Everardsgrange. Ground slopes down gently from ringfort to W, N and E and has very steep downslope to S. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 15 December 2016

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TS070-020002

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Fethard GAC official website; photographer not named, fethardgac.ie
  • Picture: Fethard Horse Country Experience
  • Martin Richard Phelan, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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