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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Garraneycarney

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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What is recorded here

In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (29m E-W; 27m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.7m) S->ESE; scarp (H 2m) elsewhere. Bank topped by stone field boundary SSW->NNW; gap (Wth 1m) to NNW. Interior raised on S side to compensate for hillslope; used for grazing.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO059-007

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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