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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Gartinardress

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Marked on the OS 1836 and 1876 eds. as a tree-covered enclosure. Remains comprise an oval-shaped raised area (int. dims. 47m N-S; 21.6m E-W) enclosed by a low earthen bank and a shallow fosse. Break in bank accompanied by fragmentary traces of a causeway at N probably represents original entrance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV024-055

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