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Indicated — Ledwithstown

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Indicated — Ledwithstown
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Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

What is recorded here

On a gentle SE-facing slope in pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A circular area (diam. c. 34m) enclosed by fragmentary remains of a very low bank of earth and stone (Wth c. 3m; H 0.2m). From W-NW-N the circuit and morphology of the bank have been altered where it has been incorporated into a NE-SW field boundary. There is no trace of a fosse. The monument has been planted with beech and elm trees. Possibly a rath that was adapted and reused as a tree-ring. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 16 January 2012
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This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.

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