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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Mullaun

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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On the crest of the N-facing slope of a rise. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 25.8m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.55m at S to 0.9m at N) with some bushes. There is no visible bank or fosse, but the entrance (Wth 4m) is at SSE. Rath (RO004-022001-) is c. 100m to the E.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO004-021

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Pictures: RTG, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Silversyrpher (very busy at the moment) from Scotland, UK, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0; Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Unknown Weaver, English (active c. 1080), Wikimedia Commons · Public domain; Suse, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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