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Fairy fort or stone ringfort in Hawksford

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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On a steep S-facing slope at the W end of an E-W spur. Subcircular grass-covered area (int. dims 62m N-S; 57m E-W) defined by a rebuilt drystone wall (Wth 2.1-3m; int. H 1.6-1.9m; ext. H 0.9-2m). Some of the outer facing-stones are visible at SE and SSW, and inner facing-stones are visible at SW and NW. There are five modern entrances and the site is bisected by a NE-SW field wall. The possible children's burial ground (RO008C005002-) is in inside the perimeter at SW. See the attached aerial image taken from the NW with the children's burial ground under the bush.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO008C005001

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Duncan Grant, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Purchase, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Jon Sullivan, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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