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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Gortaficka

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL018-043

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Wanfried-Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
  • JohnArmagh, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Paul Woods, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
  • Robert Bone, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Bob Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Adrian King, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • The Banner, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Jackieray at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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