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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Moanvane

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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On a shelf of a slight S-facing slope on a broad plateau. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 29.2m N-S; 27.4m E-W) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth of base 3.5-5m; Wth of top 1.6-2.3m; int. H 0.1-0.6m; ext. H 1.1-1.3m), with faint traces of a fosse (Wth of base 1.6m; D 0.1m) ESE-SSW. There is no evidence of an original entrance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO032-018

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Enda O Flaherty, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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