Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Moherloob, County Cavan

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What is recorded here

Raised oval area (int. dims. 47.3m NE-SW; 28.4m NW-SE) enclosed by a substantially modified earthen bank incorporated into the field boundary, and a fosse best preserved from E-S-W. Narrow break in bank at S with accompanying causeway may represent original entrance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV009-016

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