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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kennycourt

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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At the NE end of a low NE-SW pasture ridge. A poorly preserved roughly circular area (diam. 37m E-W) is defined by a low overgrown, earthen bank (int H 0.3-0.6m; Wth 1.5m; ext H 1.2m) and shallow outer fosse (Wth 2.1m; D 0.3-0.5m).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD029-027

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