Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Minister's-Land

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What is recorded here

In pasture, atop low rise. Monument, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map as sub-circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m), has been levelled. Now evident as roughly circular area (28m N-S) defined by low remains of earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.45m) NNE->ENE, and by scarped edge (H 0.15m; Wth 2m) S->NW. External fosse (Wth 1m; D 0.1m) evident NNE->ENE and S->NW. Enclosing elements difficult to discern elsewhere. Interior flat and under pasture.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI028-107

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