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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Monard

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 38.5m) defined by earthen bank (H 2.65m) SSW->NNW, with shallow fosse; short low rise to S and NE may mark line of levelled bank. Laneway to E curves as if to respect site. Stone-faced earthen field fence running E-W, and curving slightly, defines area to N. Gap worn in bank to NNW. Low ridge crosses interior on N-S axis.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO063-054

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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