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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilpipe

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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What is recorded here

Situated on a gentle N-facing slope. Oval area (dims. 35.5m E-W; 29m N-S) defined by a shaly earth­en bank (Wth 4m; H 0.6-1.3m) with a poorly defined external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.1m). The entrance (Wth 2.8m) is at the ENE. No indication of internal features.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI039-014

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What survives
Recorded monument

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Jonathan Billinger, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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