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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockatomcoyle

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Situated on a gentle S-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 33m) defined from E-S-W by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.4-3m; int. H 0.4-1m; ext. H 0.8-1.5m) which has drystone facing and has been incorporated into the adjoining field boundaries. At the N the site is defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 2.4-3m; H 0.6-0.8m). No indication of an external fosse. The entrance (Wth 2m) is at the NE. Traces of a hut or house foundation (diam. 4.5m) are visible in the NE quadrant and there is a low mound (dims. c. 6m x 3.5m) inside the bank at the NW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI038-011

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Jonathan Billinger, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
  • liam murphy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · CC BY-SA 2.5
  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Jonathan Billinger, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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