Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Gortnagoyne

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What is recorded here

On a gentle N-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 33.4m ENE-WSW; 33.3m NNW-SSE) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4.8-5.7m generally to 7.5m at W; int. H 0.2-0.5m; ext. H 1.7-2.2m), and an outer fosse (Wth of top 7.7-10m; Wth of base 3-4m; D 0.4-0.7m) SE-W-NW. The entrance (Wth 1.6m) and causeway (Wth 3.6m) are at SE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO021-013

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