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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Foxborough

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Located towards the top of the W-facing slope of a small drumlin. This is a grass and scrub-covered subcircular platform (int. dims 38m NNW-SSE; 32m NE-SW; H 1.3-1.5m) defined by an earthen bank (at N: Wth of base 5m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1.55m) largely reduced to a scarp which is the inner edge of a flat-bottomed…

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Located towards the top of the W-facing slope of a small drumlin. This is a grass and scrub-covered subcircular platform (int. dims 38m NNW-SSE; 32m NE-SW; H 1.3-1.5m) defined by an earthen bank (at N: Wth of base 5m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1.55m) largely reduced to a scarp which is the inner edge of a flat-bottomed fosse (at NE: Wth of top 6.8m; Wth of base 2.9m; ext. D 1.6m). This is surrounded by a flat-topped earthen bank (at NE: Wth of base 6.4m; Wth of top 3m; ext. H 1.1m). This middle bank is separated by a flat-bottomed fosse (at NE: Wth of top 6.8m; Wth of base 3m; ext. D 1m) from a third outer bank (at NE: Wth of base 3m; ext. H 1.1m) and an external fosse (at NE: Wth of base 4m; ext. D 0.2m). The maximum external dimension is c. 75m. There is an entrance through the middle bank (Wth of base 2.9m) and the outer bank (Wth of base 2.8m), the latter of which is now blocked, at E. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE031-066

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Suse, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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