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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Mullygollan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Marked as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) on the 1837 and 1930 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated towards the top of a SE-facing slope. Described locally as an overgrown enclosure with an earthen bank which was removed c. 1975. It is not visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO028-051

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