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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Heathlawn

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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In pasture, located on top of a ridge, with a fall of ground to E and S providing excellent views over a broad sweep of rolling grassland. Views are less extensive to NW along the top of the ridge. Broadly oval area (42.7m E–W; 47m N–S) defined SE–ENE by a scarp (Wth slope 2.7m ; H 1.6m), which retains a low internal lip in parts, and enclosed by an external fosse (Wth c. 3m) which is visible as a shallow depression. There is no clearly defined entrance, but it may have been on the E side where the scarp has been levelled to a broad slump merging with the natural slope. There are also low breaks in the scarp at W (2.7m) and N (Wth c. 3m), which are poorly defined and eroded by cattle. The interior is level and exhibits very faint traces of cultivation ridges on an WNW–ESE axis.
In pasture, located on top of a ridge, with a fall of ground to E and S providing excellent views over a broad sweep of rolling grassland. Views are less extensive to NW along the top of the ridge. Broadly oval area (42.7m E–W; 47m N–S) defined SE–ENE by a scarp (Wth slope 2.7m ; H 1.6m), which retains a low internal lip in parts, and enclosed by an external fosse (Wth c. 3m) which is visible as a shallow…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA091-005

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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