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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathcoola West

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, 150m E of Rathcoola River. Depicted as circular enclosure (diam. c. 28m) on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; no visible surface trace. According to Hartnett (1939, 207) 'outline still traceable' (diam. 100 feet approximately), levelled c. 1919 and locally known as 'lios'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO050-030

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