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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Glasnarget South

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Situated on level to gently sloping S-facing ground in gently undulating terrain. Circular area (diam. 43.5m) defined from SW to ENE by an earthen bank (Wth 4.7-6.6m; int. H 0.9-1.2m; ext. H 1.9-2.5m) with an external fosse best preserved at the NW (Wth 3.5m; D 0.6m); no trace of bank or fosse E-SW. No indication of an entrance or internal features.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI030-010

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