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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Letter East

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on steep E-facing slope overlooking Dunmanus Bay to SE and SW. Marked as circular enclosure on both editions of OS 6-inch map (1842, 1904). Enclosure levelled in 1978. No surface trace visible. Man-made underground passage (CO138-006002-) discovered during levelling.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO138-006001

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  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Gordon Hatton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Gerd Eichmann, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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