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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Garranure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Roughly circular raised area (31m N-S; 35m E-W) enclosed by narrow earthen bank (H 1.5m) ESE->W; scarp (H 1.2m) with slight internal lip W->NNW; earthen bank (int. H 1m) NNW->ESE. Break in bank to ESE (Wth 2m).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO108-058

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